Hyde v. Lakewood

Margaret Hyde sued the city of Lakewood, Ohio, for personal injuries she alleged she received by reason of the negligent conduct of city hospital employees while she was a patient in a hospital operated by the city of Lakewood.

*445The allegation in the amended petition, which raises the issue herein, is that “defendant is a municipal corporation engaged in the operation of a hospital in the city of Lakewood, Ohio, for gain, profit and compensation.”

The answer of the city of Lakewood to the amended petition admitted that it was a municipal corporation engaged in the operation of a hospital in that…