Collopy v. Newark Eye and Ear Infirmary

*31The opinion of the court was delivered by

Jacobs, J.

The plaintiff’s complaint alleges that he entered the defendant hospital on March 31, 1957 for the purpose of having surgery performed upon his eyes; that after the surgery was completed he remained at the hospital as a post-operative patient and wore protective bandages over his eyes; that on March 38, 1957 he was, through the negligence of the defendant in failing to provide suitable guardrailings, permitted to fall out of bed with great force and with resulting serious injuries; that the defendant delayed in taking X-rays until March 30,…