Walker v. Memorial Hospital

The plaintiff in error, Mrs. Walker, sued The Memorial Hospital, a Danville charitable corporation, for damages resulting from personal injuries sustained by her when she fell down the steps of the hospital as she was leaving after a visit to her husband, who was a patient there. Her notice of motion for judgment alleges that the defendant was negligent in allowing the ice to accumulate on the apron and steps of the main hospital entrance; that she slipped on the ice and fell. The “apron” is a platform or uncovered porch leading from the top of the steps to the entrance door. The defendant…