Lloyd v. City of Toledo

In our judgment, the facts recited above, wl\ich are conceded by the pleadings, show that the hospital was a municipal institution maintained and operated at the expense of the city in the interest of and for the preservation of the public health, and the municipality in conducting the institution is performing a governmental function. The situation in this respect is not altered by the mere fact that there were some patients who paid for the accommodations and service. The rule is well settled that a municipal corporation is not liable for the torts of its officers and employes engaged in…