Legal Opinion
Hord v. National Homeopathic Hospital
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 25, 1952No. Civ. A. 5222-49PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLTZOFF, District Judge.
This is a motion by the defendant for a new trial in an action to recover damages for the wrongful death of a child three days old. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for $17,000.
The child’s mother was taken to the defendant, National Flomeopathic Hospital, shortly before his birth. In the last stages of labor, she was moved to the delivery room and placed on a delivery table. When the child was born, he fell through an opening in the middle of the table and hit a pan or bucket standing on the floor. The baby sustained a cut on his forehead and died three…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Van Beeck v. Sabine Towing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Ihl v. Forty-Second Street & Grand Street Ferry RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Wilson v. Consolidated Dressed Beef Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
- Earl W. Baker & Co. v. LagalyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1944
- Atkeson v. Jackson EstateWashington Supreme Court · 1913
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Parker v. Port Huron HospitalMichigan Supreme Court · 1960
- United States v. Alice L. EnglishCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- District of Columbia v. BarriteauDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- HAHN v. MooreIndiana Court of Appeals · 1956
- Greater Southeast Community Hospital v. WilliamsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
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