Legal Opinion
Fordham v. Thompson
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 10, 1908No. Hen. No. 5,040PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Bill in equity. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Lee county; the Hon. Richard S. Farrand, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dibell
1. We hold that, under the proofs, this is a nonsectarian public hospital for the sick or infirm, located within the limits of Lee county and for the support of which its board could contribute a sum of money, under Sisters of St. Francis v. Board of Review, 231 Ill. 317, Board of Review v. Chicago Policlinic, 233 Ill. 268, and County of Hennepin v. Brotherhood of Grethsemane, 27 Minn. 460. It is not prevented from being a public hospital by the fact that those patients received by it who are able to pay are required to do so, or that it received contributions from outside sources, so long as…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- County of Hennepin v. Brotherhood of the Church of GethsemaneSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1881
- Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis v. Board of ReviewIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
- Marks v. Columbia Yacht ClubIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
- Board of Review of Cook County v. Chicago PoliclinicIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
- Fry v. RadzinskiIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
3Cited by3 opinions
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