Kirl v. Zinner

I do not join in the opinion of Mr. Justice Potter, nor in the criticism of Dr. Norton, for I think the opinion relative to the release erroneous, and the criticism unwarranted.

Plaintiff was indigent, and the hospital was not a public institution, nor was the doctor in the em ploy of the public. The one opened its doors to the injured man, and the other rendered him medical and surgical services. Both were justly concerned about their pay for the services, and plaintiff evidently wanted them paid. It is true that when he entered the hospital he was then, and for a time, obstreperous, but such…