Legal Opinion
Ritchie v. Long Beach Community Hospital Ass'n
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 14, 1934No. Civ. No. 8395PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCOTT, J., pro tem.
The heirs at law of "William Ritchie, deceased, brought this action against defendant hospital association and two of its employees for damages for his ‘death. At the conclusion of plaintiffs’ case, which was tried by a jury, the court granted a motion for nonsuit as to the employees. Evidence was then presented by the remaining defendant, the hospital association, and at the conclusion of the case the court directed a verdict in favor of that defendant. Plaintiffs appeal.
The deceased had been working as an oil-field driller when on May 12, 1928, he was injured and taken to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Meyer v. McNutt HospitalCalifornia Supreme Court · 1916
- Thomas v. German Gen. Benevolent Soc'yCalifornia Supreme Court · 1914
- Stonaker v. Big Sisters HospitalCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1931
- Scanlan v. San Francisco & San Joaquin RailwayCalifornia Supreme Court · 1900
- Burdell v. St. Luke's HospitalCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1918
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Malloy v. FongCalifornia Supreme Court · 1951
- Silva v. Providence Hospital of OaklandCalifornia Supreme Court · 1939
- La Societe Francaise De Bienfaisance Mutuelle v. California EmploymentCommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1943
- Armstrong v. WallaceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1935
- Hallinan v. PrindleCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1936
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