Gormley v. Montana Deaconess Hospital

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE JAMES T. HARRISON

delivered the Opinion of the Court.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered on a special jury-verdict which awarded the plaintiff $20,145.36 in damages and which awarded the defendant $3,980.72 on its counterclaim.

The plaintiff-respondent is Viola Gormley and will be referred to as either the plaintiff or Mrs. Gormley. The defendant-appellant is the Montana Deaconess Hospital, a Montana corporation, and will be referred to as the defendant or the hospital.

The plaintiff’s action arose out of an injury suffered while a patient at the hospital. The defendant’s…