Shaffer v. Monongalia General Hospital

Haymond, Judge:

This action of trespass on the case was instituted in the Circuit Court of Monongalia County by the plaintiff, Isa-bell Shaffer, to recover from the defendant, Monongalia General Hospital, a corporation, damages for personal injuries which resulted from the alleged negligence of the defendant while the plaintiff was a patient for hire in its hospital on February 17, 1949.

To the declaration of the plaintiff, claiming damages of $25,000.00, the defendant filed a special plea which alleges that the defendant corporation and all property constituting its hospital are vested in the…