Belisle v. Wilson

STOCKARD, Commissioner.

Gertie Belisle and her husband, J. W. Be-lisle, filed suit against Dr. Loys C. Wilson, doing business as the Presnell Hospital and obtained judgment totaling $8,000. By the petition, which was in one count, Mrs. Belisle sought damages for personal injuries received when she fell out of a bed in the hospital where she was a patient, and J. W. Belisle sought damages for medical expenses and loss of services of his wife. No objection was made to the form of the petition.

Dr. Wilson is the sole owner of the Pres-nell Hospital located at Kennett, Missouri, which is a private…