Dille v. St. Luke's Hospital

This is an action for personal injuries alleged to have been suffered by plaintiff while a patient in, and resulting from the negligence of the agents and servants of, the defendant hospital. Defendant, by answer, denied the existence of any negligence but claimed immunity from liability because of its status as an incorporated charity under Sec. 5436 et seq., R. S. ’39, and corresponding sections of Mo. R. S. A. The reply admitted the corporate existence of defendant as a charity, and alleged the Aetna Casualty and Surety Company had issued to defendant a policy of insurance by which it…