Powers v. Massachusetts Homœopathic Hospital
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts.
1Opinion of the Court
LOWELL, District Judge.
This is a suit brought by a patient to recover damages for an injury alleged to Have been sustained by the *295negligence of a nurse in the hospital. There was evidence that the plaintiff had a skin unusually sensitive, and that a rubber bag full of hot water was placed by the nurse against her side,'and left there for some time. At the trial in the circuit court the learned judge ruled that the plaintiff could not recover, and directed a verdict for the defendant. 101 Fed. 896. To this ruling the plaintiff duly excepted.
That the defendant is a charitable corporation admits…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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