Hoover v. Goss

The plaintiff was severely burned through contact with a hot radiator while in the office of the defendant Dr. Clark C. Goss for medical treatment. In her action for damages, tried to a jury, the court granted a motion for nonsuit at the close of her case and rendered judgment dismissing the action. This appeal follows.

The respondent Roosevelt Clinic, Inc., owns the building in which Dr. Goss maintains his office. The clinic’s corporate stock is held principally by physicians having offices in its building, although some shares are owned by outsiders. The respondent Goss owns twenty-two of…