Bondanza v. Peninsula Hospital & Medical Center

23 Cal.3d 260 (1979)

590 P.2d 22

152 Cal. Rptr. 446

CATHERINE M. BONDANZA et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants,

v.

PENINSULA HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Docket No. S.F. 23841.

Supreme Court of California.

February 8, 1979.

COUNSEL

Carol R. Golubock and Thomas R. Adams for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Carr, McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn and David C. Carr for Defendants and Respondents.

OPINION

MOSK, J.

The issue in this case is whether a hospital is guilty of an unlawful or unfair business practice (former Civ. Code, § 3369; now Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17200 et seq.) if…