Legal Opinion
Natale v. Sisters of Mercy of Council Bluffs
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 1, 1952No. 47959PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBliss, J.
From a record which is confusing in some respects we reach the conclusions noted herein as to the facts, some of which are not disputed. The Order of The Sisters of Mercy of Council Bluffs, Iowa, was organized and reincorporated for a period of fifty years, on May 21, 1938, as a nonpecuniary corporation under chapter 394 of the 1935 Code of Iowa (chapter 504, Code, 1950). It is a private corporation and as such operates hospitals, schools and other institutions, one of them being Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. Mercy Hospital appears in the title as a defendant. No pleading alleges what kind of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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3Cited by28 opinions
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