Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Hospital Service Plan of NJ
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided October 21, 1957PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Wachenfeld, J.
On April 11, 1955 Alfreida Johnson, infant daughter of plaintiff William Johnson, was struck by an automobile and suffered a severe fracture of the hip. She was conveyed by ambulance to the Newark City Hospital, now known as Martland Medical Center, where she was admitted as an emergency case. The hospital, a public institution owned by the municipality, is principally dedicated to the charitable care of indigents, but by virtue of an ordinance enacted in 1937, persons may be accepted for emergency treatment although they possess the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Vogt Ex Rel. Vogt v. Borough of BelmarSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1954
- Bauer v. City of NewarkSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1951
- De Muro v. MartiniSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1949
- Hudson City Contracting Co. v. Jersey City Incinerator AuthoritySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1955
- State v. GillerNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1949
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