Legal Opinion
Vanderbilt University v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided October 29, 1952No. 1159PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIES, District Judge.
The defendant in this case issued a policy to plaintiff in the face amount of $50,000 to indemnify plaintiff .against negligence or malpractice claims or judgments that might be incurred in the operation of Vanderbilt Hospital.
On the night of August 11, 1948, a Mrs. Birdie Mae Moseley, an obstetrical patient in Vanderbilt University Hospital, was seriously injured in the absence of a nurse by being permitted to fall from her bed while under the influence of Delvinal, a drug administered for the purpose of producing labor, which also has the effect of making a patient…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Southern Fire & Casualty Co. v. NorrisCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1952
- Noshey v. American Automobile Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1934
- Vanderbilt University v. HendersonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1938
- American Fire & Casualty Co. v. RobertsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1951
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- State Auto. Ins. Co. of Columbus, Ohio v. RowlandTennessee Supreme Court · 1968
- Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Company v. Therion Omer WoodCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1960
- Yellow Cab Co. of Nashville, Inc. v. PewittCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1958
- Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance v. HammondCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1957
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