Bishop Randall Hospital v. Hartley
Wyoming Supreme Court
Error to the District Court, Fremont County; PIon. Charles E. Winter, Judge. Action by Elroy 'C. Hartley against the Bishop Randall-Hospital, for damages for personal injuries caused by the alleged neglect of a nurse. From a judgment for plaintiff defendant brings error. The facts are stated in the opinion. Plaintiff in error is a charitable institution. The fact that patients who are able to pay are charged for care cannot affect its character as a charitable institution.
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Error to the District Court, Fremont County; PIon. Charles E. Winter, Judge. Action by Elroy 'C. Hartley against the Bishop Randall-Hospital, for damages for personal injuries caused by the alleged neglect of a nurse. From a judgment for plaintiff defendant brings error. The facts are stated in the opinion. Plaintiff in error is a charitable institution. The fact that patients who are able to pay are charged for care cannot affect its character as a charitable institution. The common law is the rule of decision, where not inconsistent with the laws of the state. (C. S. 1910, Section 3588;…
1Opinion of the Court
Beard, Justice;
In this case the defendant in error, Hartley, recovered a judgment in the district court against plaintiff in error, Bishop Randall Hospital, a corporation, on account of a personal injury sustained by him while he was a patient in said hospital and which injury he claims was caused by the negligence of one of the hospital nurses who was caring for him. From that judgment the hospital brings error.
Two questions are presented for determination. First': Is Bishop Randall Hospital a charitable institution? Second: If so, is it liable for an injury to a patient caused by the…
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2Cases cited14 opinions
- Schloendorff v. Society of the New York HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
- McDonald v. Massachusetts General HospitalMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1876
- Union Pac. Ry. Co. v. ArtistCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1894
- Hearns v. Waterbury HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1895
- Downes v. Harper HospitalMichigan Supreme Court · 1894
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3Cited by21 opinions
- President & Directors of Georgetown College v. HughesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Roosen v. Peter Bent Brigham HospitalMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
- Rabon v. Rowan Memorial Hospital IncorporatedSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1967
- Greenwood v. WierdsmaWyoming Supreme Court · 1987
- Ramirez v. City of CheyenneWyoming Supreme Court · 1925
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