Legal Opinion
Morehouse College v. Russell
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 18, 1964No. 22341PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Head, Presiding Justice.
In Morton v. Savannah Hospital, 148 Ga. 438, 441 (96 SE 887), in answer to certified questions from the Court of Appeals, this court held in part: “. . . if one is received as a patient at a charitable hospital, is able to pay, and does pay for board, medical attention, and other services, and there is an injury on account of the carelessness, negligence, or incompetence of a nurse or servant of the institution, a petition alleging damages on account of injuries so arising is not subject to demurrer in so far as it seeks to recover from the institution and to subject…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Morton v. Savannah HospitalSupreme Court of Georgia · 1918
- Cox v. DeJarnetteCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
- Arnold v. WaltonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Baptist Memorial Hospital v. CouillensTennessee Supreme Court · 1940
- O'Connor v. Boulder Colorado Sanitarium Ass'nSupreme Court of Colorado · 1939
3Cited by19 opinions
- Young Men's Christian Assn. v. BaileyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- Schaefer v. Mayor &C. of AthensCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Picher v. Roman Catholic Bishop of PortlandSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2009
- Ponder v. Fulton-DeKalb Hospital AuthoritySupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
- Howard v. Bishop Byrne Council Home, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1968
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