Daly's Astoria Sanatorium, Inc. v. Blair

The plaintiff conducts a private or a “proprietory ” hospital as distinguished from a “ public ” or “ charitable ” institution. The defendant’s wife was admitted to the plaintiff’s institution on March 16, 1936, where she died on March 20, 1936. During this time she was treated by a staff physician and by a surgeon not a member of the staff, whose employment was authorized by her. The action is brought for the undisputed fair and reasonable value of services performed for defendant’s wife. These services may be conveniently classified into hospital services of the value of $108.50, medical…