Legal Opinion

Piedmont Hospital v. Truitt

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 20, 1933No. 23489PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSutton, J.

Plaintiff sued the defendant hospital for damages because of the alleged negligence of one of its nurses, by which plaintiff was injured. The defendant contended that, the plaintiff having been injured in an automobile wreck and being in the hospital for treatment, the fact that it had negligently treated her would *233not make it liable to her in this case, plaintiff having settled in full with the person who injured her in the automobile accident and executed a release to him. The trial of the case resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff. The defendant moved for a new trial, the motion was…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Milwaukee & Saint Paul Railway Co. v. KelloggSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  2. Scheffer v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1882
  3. Railroad Co. v. ReevesSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
  4. Southern Railway Co. v. WebbSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
  5. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. Commercial Union InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1891

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Frost v. Des Moines Still College of Osteopathy & SurgerySupreme Court of Iowa · 1956
  2. Pennsylvania Threshermen & Farmers Mutual Casualty Insurance v. HillCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
  3. Corbett v. ClarkeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1948
  4. Powell v. WatersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1937
  5. Makarenko v. ScottWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1949

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