Weiss v. Swedish Hospital

— On December 26, 1938, Marjorie Weiss, an expectant mother, was admitted to the Swedish hospital. Two days thereafter, her physician was summoned, and she was taken to the delivery room. The delivery room was in charge of Mrs. Fite, who had seven other nurses under her supervision. Mrs. Fite completed her training course at the Swedish hospital in 1930. For four years thereafter, she was employed as night supervisor of its delivery room. For nearly four years after that, she practiced her profession as a private nurse, principally in obstetrical cases. For some months prior to December,…