Jeffcoat v. Caine

Lewis, Justice:

The question to be decided is whether the defendant-respondent, South Carolina Baptist Hospital, admittedly a charitable institution, is exempt, under the doctrine of charitable immunity, from liability for an intentional act of false imprisonment committed by its employees. The issue is before the Court on appeal by plaintiff-appellant from an order of the lower court granting summary judgment in favor of respondent op. the ground of charitable immunity.

It is undisputed in this appeal that the complaint states a cause of action for false imprisonment, for which, if proved,…