Ware County v. Cason

.Eelton, J.

This action was brought against Ware County, for injuries received by a patient in the Ware County Hospital. The county was authorized- l¡y a constitutional .amendment to op.era-te the hospital, but the amendment made no provision for "¡suits against the county for negligence of its employees in the operation of the hospital. Counsel for the injured party recognized that the county could not be sued unless there was statutory authority for such a suit, and brought this suit on the theory that since the county had procured insurance for the protection of patients in the hospital,…