Pierce v. Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital Ass'n

43 Wn.2d 162 (1953)

260 P.2d 765

MARTHA PIERCE, Appellant,

v.

YAKIMA VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, Respondent.[1]

No. 32488.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

September 1, 1953.

Harry Hazel, for appellant.

Gavin, Robinson & Kendrick and George M. Martin, for respondent.

Tonkoff, Holst & Hopp, R. Max Etter, Lewis L. Stedman, Henry Elliott, and Jack R. Cluck, amici curiae.

HAMLEY, J.

This appeal presents a single question, namely: Where a paying patient of a charitable, nonprofit hospital sustains injuries by reason of the negligence of a nurse, may such patient recover damages from the…