Legal Opinion
City of McAllen v. Gartman
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 13, 1935No. 9482PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICKETT, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal by the city of McAllen and Medical Protective Company from a judgment rendered by the district court in favor of Maggie A. Gartman and her husband, W. T. Gartman, for the sum of $7,500, of which $5,000 was adjudged against the city and the indemnity company jointly, for damages for personal injuries sustained by 'Mrs. Gartman, while a patient in the city hospital, through the negligence of a student nurse employee of the hospital.
The substantial contentions are that the city is not liable, because it operated the hospital, not for profit, but as a…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Maxmilian v. . MayorNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Love v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1894
- Benton v. Trustees of the City HospitalMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1885
- Johnston v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1913
- Watson v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1911
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3Cited by6 opinions
- President & Directors of Georgetown College v. HughesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Braun v. Trustees of Victoria Independent School Dist.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1938
- Gartman v. City of McAllenTexas Supreme Court · 1937
- Hernandez v. County of YumaArizona Supreme Court · 1962
- Gillies v. City of MinneapolisDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1946
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