Legal Opinion
Silva v. Providence Hospital of Oakland
California Supreme Court
Decided December 28, 1939No. S. F. 16229PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEdmonds, J.
By this appeal, Providence Hospital of Oakland seeks to avoid liability for damages awarded to the plaintiff because of personal injuries suffered by her while under its care, upon the ground that it is a charitable institution.
The facts in the case are practically undisputed. Almost four years ago, while the plaintiff was a patient in the hospital and paying the amounts charged by it for the services rendered to her, she fell and fractured her hip by reason of the negligence of the hospital nurse in failing to equip her bed with a side board. The hospital concedes the sufficiency of the…
2Cases cited54 opinions
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- Hospital of St. Vincent of Paul v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1914
- Adams v. University HospitalMissouri Court of Appeals · 1907
- Hordern v. . Salvation ArmyNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
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3Cited by100 opinions
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