Van Ingen v. Jewish Hospital

The plaintiff was injured while riding in an automobile on a public highway. This machine was run into by an ambulance belonging to the defendant and in charge of its servant. The plaintiff has had a verdict, the jury finding that the negligence of the defendant’s servant, in charge of the ambulance, was the cause of the collision. The verdict is amply supported by the proof and is proper, unless the defendant is immune from liability. That question arises on motions made to dismiss the complaint or direct a verdict for the defendant, decision on which was reserved.

The claim of the defendant…