Legal Opinion

Quick v. Benedictine Sisters Hospital Assn.

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided March 25, 1960No. 37,828PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Nelson, Justice.

Walter G. Quick commenced an action against Benedictine Sisters Hospital Association, a corporation, d.b.a. St. Mary’s Hospital, which owns and operates St. Mary’s Hospital in the city of Duluth. It specializes in the care of patients suffering from mental and nervous disorders. Between October 3 and October 25, 1955, plaintiff was a patient in said hospital for treatment of a marked paranoid condition. During this time he was given a series of electroconvulsive shock treatments.

Plaintiff alleged that defendant was guilty of negligence in the care afforded him because its…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Schlemmer v. Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
  2. Christianson v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
  3. Mulliner v. Evangelischer DiakonniessenvereinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1920
  4. Sylvester v. Northwestern Hospital of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1952
  5. Wood v. Samaritan Institution, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1945

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Foley Ex Rel. Estate of Foley v. Bishop Clarkson Memorial HospitalNebraska Supreme Court · 1970
  2. Beverly O'Hare v. Merck & Company, Inc., a New Jersey Corporation, Also Known as Merck, Sharp & DohmeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
  3. Kent v. WhitakerWashington Supreme Court · 1961
  4. State v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
  5. Tomfohr v. Mayo FoundationSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1990

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