LEXINGTON HOSPITAL v. WHITE


245 S.W.2d 927 (1952)

LEXINGTON HOSPITAL, Inc. v. WHITE.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

February 1, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harbison, Kessinger, Lisle & Bush, Lexington, for appellant.

J. Marshall McCann, Lexington, Zeb A. Stewart, Frankfort, for appellee.


STANLEY, Commissioner.

The appellant, Lexington Hospital, a corporation, operates a private sanatorium called Wayside Hospital for the special treatment of patients suffering mental or nervous illness. The appellee, David S. White, recovered judgment against it for $6,963.57, of which $5,000 is for personal injuries and $1,963.57 for medical expenses, etc. The action is based on negligence in failing to guard and protect the plaintiff when he was mentally incapable...

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