Hospital of St. Vincent of Paul v. Thompson
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Court of Law and Chancery of the city of Norfolk in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the Court
Keith, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was a suit brought; 'by Mrs. Thompson against the Hospital of St. Vincent of Paul, in the city of Norfolk, to recover damages for an injury alleged to' have resulted from the negligence of the defendant. There was a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff for $2,500 to which a writ of error was awarded.
Three errors are assigned to the rulings of the trial court: First, the action of the court in overruling the demurrer to the declaration; second, its refusal to give certain instructions asked for by plaintiff in error, and the giving of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Fire Insurance Patrol v. BoydSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1888
- Hearns v. Waterbury HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1895
- Kellogg v. Church Charity Foundation of Long IslandNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Downes v. Harper HospitalMichigan Supreme Court · 1894
- Powers v. Massachusetts Homœopathic HospitalCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1901
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- President & Directors of Georgetown College v. HughesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Silva v. Providence Hospital of OaklandCalifornia Supreme Court · 1939
- Weston's Administratrix v. Hospital of St. VincentSupreme Court of Virginia · 1921
- Roosen v. Peter Bent Brigham HospitalMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
- Matthews v. Cumberland & Allegheny Gas Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1953
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