Jenkins v. Charleston General Hospital & Training School
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Kanawha County. Action by J. R. Jenkins against -the Charleston General Hospital & Training School: Verdict and judgement for plaintiff, and defendant brings error
1Opinion of the Court
Poffenbarger, President:
The verdict and judgment, complained of on this writ of error stand upon the hypothesis and finding of negligence on the part of the defendant, regarded as a purely private hospital conducted for profit, in the treatment of a piatient, resulting in his permanent injury. The inquiry submitted -goes principally to the correctness of the judgment and verdict, as determined by the law and the evidence,' only slight complaint being made as to rulings on the admission of evidence, and none as to the giving or refusal of instructions.
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2Cases cited23 opinions
- Dubois v. . DeckerNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Lawson v. ConawayWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1892
- Henry v. Ohio River R.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1895
- Carpenter v. . BlakeNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Staple v. SpringMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1813
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Harry J. Hicks, Administrator of the Estate of Carol Greitens, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
- Guilliams v. Hollywood HospitalCalifornia Supreme Court · 1941
- Brown v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957
- Totten v. AdongayWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1985
- Stuart Circle Hospital Corp. v. CurrySupreme Court of Virginia · 1939
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