Legal Opinion
Harris Hospital v. Pope
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 7, 1975No. 17584PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BREWSTER, Justice.
Harris Hospital initiated this litigation by suing James L. Pope and wife, Barbara Pope, for a hospital bill of $6,179.45.
Barbara Pope and husband, James L. Pope, filed an answer and a counter claim against Harris Hospital seeking damages for personal injuries that Mrs. Pope sustained while a patient in the intensive care unit of the hospital. The Popes’ contention was that the negligence of hospital employees proximately caused Mrs. Pope’s injuries.
In their amended counter claim the Popes admitted that the charges as alleged by Harris Hospital in the sum of $6,179.45…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Stansfield v. GardnerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1937
- Edwards v. Grace Hospital SocietySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1944
- Louis F. Bornmann v. Great Southwest General Hospital, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Fetzer v. Aberdeen ClinicSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1925
- State Ex Rel. Shockey v. Washington Sanitarium & HospitalCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1960
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Figueroa v. StateHawaii Supreme Court · 1979
- Drennan v. Community Health Investment Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1995
- Speer v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1981
- Harris v. Harris County Hospital DistrictCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Mounts v. St. David's Pavilion, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1997
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