Legal Opinion

Davin v. Kansas Medical, Missionary & Benevolent Ass'n

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided May 11, 1918No. 21,282PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from Sedgwick district court, division No. 2; Thornton W. Sargent, judge.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the eourt was delivered by

Marshall, J.:

The plaintiff commenced this action to recover judgment for„ personal injuries. Judgment was rendered in favor of the defendant, and the plaintiff appeals.

The defendant is a charitable corporation organized under the laws of this state solely for purely philanthropic and charitable purposes. It conducts a hospital, or sanitarium, at Wichita. The plaintiff was afflicted with melancholia, and was, by her husband, taken to the defendant’s hospital. He stayed with her for a couple of days, when he was advised by Dr. Sutter, the defendant’s…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Downes v. Harper HospitalMichigan Supreme Court · 1894
  2. Duncan v. Nebraska Sanitarium & Benevolent Ass'nNebraska Supreme Court · 1912
  3. Nicholson v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Hospital Ass'nSupreme Court of Kansas · 1916
  4. Duncan v. St. Luke's HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Noel Ex Rel. Noel v. Menninger FoundationSupreme Court of Kansas · 1954
  2. Helton v. Sisters of Mercy of St. Joseph's HospitalSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1961
  3. Grigalauskas v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1951
  4. Webb v. VoughtSupreme Court of Kansas · 1929
  5. Ratliffe v. Wesley Hospital & Nurses Training SchoolSupreme Court of Kansas · 1932

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