Villarreal v. Santa Rosa Medical Center

BARROW, Chief Justice.

The question presented here is whether a charitable hospital is immune from liability for damages allegedly sustained by a paying patient as a result of negligence of the agents, servants, or employees of said hospital. The incident made the basis of this suit occurred on March 31, 1966, which was after the judgment became final in Watkins v. Southcrest Baptist Church, 399 S.W.2d 530 (Tex.Sup.1966). The trial court entered a take-nothing summary judgment based solely upon appellee’s defense of charitable immunity.

On March 30, 1966, appellant Consuelo Villarreal was…