Cohen v. General Hospital Society

The complaint alleged that the plaintiff entered the premises of the defendant for the purpose of calling for his wife who had been a patient at the hospital and was discharged, that it became necessary for him to carry her from the hospital building to his waiting automobile, and that in doing so he tripped over an iron pipe which had been negligently placed and permitted to remain close to the exit of the building, and sustained personal injuries.

The defendant, in its second defense, alleged that it was a public charitable corporation specially chartered by the State for the purpose of…