Erhardt v. Havens, Inc.

The infant appellants, plaintiffs below, by their father as guardian, sued the respondent hospital for their own loss in consequence of the alleged negligent injury to their mother. A demurrer to the complaint was sustained and thereafter a final judgment dismissing the action was entered, from which this appeal is taken:

The gist of the complaint is that the appellant minor children were damaged by the negligent injury of their mother. It is alleged that the mother was a paying patient in the respondent hospital, that as a result of the hospital’s negli gence the mother is permanently…