Legal Opinion

West Coast Hospital Ass'n v. Webb

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided May 22, 1951PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

52 So.2d 803 (1951)

WEST COAST HOSPITAL ASS'N

v.

WEBB.

Supreme Court of Florida, Special Division A.

May 22, 1951.

McMullen, McMullen & Pogue, Clearwater, for appellant.

Barton & Saltsman, St. Petersburg, for appellee.

THOMAS, Justice.

The appellee, during a diabetic coma complicated by pneumonia, was admitted to the Morton F. Plant Hospital, operated by appellant, and while she was unconscious suffered there many serious burns that resulted in permanent injury and necessitated the expenditure of much money.

Various pleas were filed to the three counts of the declaration, and upon the trial of the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Danville Community Hospital, Inc. v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1947
  2. Yarbrough v. Ball U-Drive SystemSupreme Court of Florida · 1950
  3. Foster v. ThorntonSupreme Court of Florida · 1936
  4. Grubbs v. McShaneSupreme Court of Florida · 1940

3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Marrero v. GoldsmithSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  2. Schaffner v. Cumberland County Hospital System, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1985
  3. Musachia v. TerryDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1962
  4. Ramos Orengo v. Gobierno de la Capital de Puerto RicoSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1963
  5. South Florida Hospital Corporation v. McCreaSupreme Court of Florida · 1960

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