Legal Opinion
Cox v. Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 18, 1957No. 2008PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Acting Judge.
Before us for review is an order dismissing a complaint which charged negligence against a hospital in connection with a surgical operation.
Plaintiff originally sued two physicians as well as the hospital, but later settled her claim against the physicians and as to them the suit was entered, settled and dismissed. Soon afterwards, plaintiff filed a pretrial statement and defendant hospital moved orally to dismiss the complaint; the motion was granted, with leave to amend. An amended complaint was filed, and it was challenged by a motion to dismiss for insufficiency. The…
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