Hooper Webb v. Blount Memorial Hospital

ORDER.

This action by plaintiff-appellant was brought in the District Court because of personal injuries resulting from alleged negligence of the defendant-appellee. Following a jury verdict for the plaintiff the trial court sustained defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict on the ground that the operation of the defendant hospital is a governmental function of Blount County, a political subdivision of the State of Tennessee, and is, therefore, immune from liability for tort. Plaintiff is here on appeal from this ruling.

Defendant is a non-profit public welfare corporation…