Legal Opinion
Williams' Administratrix v. Church Home for Females & Infirmary for Sick
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided February 28, 1928PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Chief Justice Clay
Affirming.
In this action by the administratrix of Elvira Thompkins Williams against the Church Home for Females and Infirmary for the Sick, a charitable corporation, to recover damages for her death, a demurrer was sustained to the amended and substituted petition, and the petition was dismissed. Plaintiff appeals.
It appears from the amended and substituted petition that the Church Home for Females and Infirmary for the Sick is a corporation organized and conducted solely for charitable purposes, and that at the time of the accident plaintiff’s…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Roosen v. Peter Bent Brigham HospitalMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
- Gable v. Sisters of St. FrancisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1910
- Adams v. University HospitalMissouri Court of Appeals · 1907
- Cook v. John N. Norton Memorial InfirmaryCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1918
- Simons v. GregoryCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1905
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3Cited by40 opinions
- President & Directors of Georgetown College v. HughesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Henderson v. Twin Falls CountyIdaho Supreme Court · 1935
- Moore v. MoyleIllinois Supreme Court · 1950
- Taylor v. Knox County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1942
- Cashman v. Meriden HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1933
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