Legal Opinion
Gaertner v. Eugene Leland Memorial Hospital
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 18, 1968No. 4290PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Associate Judge:
On February 9, 1961, Esther Gaertner was admitted to the Eugene Leland Memorial Hospital by her son Robert, who signed the admission form as surety for the payment of the hospital bill. Mrs. Gaert-ner, apparently despondent over her confinement in the hospital, sent a request to her other son Richard in Colorado urging him to come and help her. On his arrival, Richard unsuccessfully attempted to have his mother discharged in his care. The exact reason that prompted the hospital to refuse this request is unclear. The testimony includes conflicting statements that the…
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