Wade v. Ravenswood Hospital Ass'n

Plaintiff sued defendants, The Eavenswood Hospital Association and Philip E. McGuire, for damages allegedly occasioned by negligent treatment or failure to afford proper care and treatment while plaintiff was a patient at the defendant hospital. At the close of the plaintiff’s case the court directed a verdict for both defendants, and from a judgment on the verdict so returned this appeal is taken.

Plaintiff maintains (1) that there was sufficient evidence to establish a prima facie case and that the issue should have been submitted to the jury; (2) that a new trial is mandatory because of the…