PIERCE v. YAKIMA VALLEY ETC. ASS'N.

No. 32488.

43 Wn.2d 162 (1953)

260 P.2d 765

MARTHA PIERCE, Appellant, v. YAKIMA VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

September 1, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry Hazel, for appellant.

Gavin, Robinson & Kendrick and George M. Martin, for respondent.

Tonkoff, Holst & Hopp, R. Max Etter, Lewis L. Stedman, Henry Elliott, and Jack R. Cluck, amici curiae.


HAMLEY, J.

This appeal presents a single question, namely: Where a paying patient of a charitable, nonprofit hospital sustains injuries by reason of the negligence of a nurse, may such patient recover damages from the hospital?

The alleged negligence consisted of the act of a hospital nurse in injecting a foreign substance into plaintiff's left arm, causing pain and permanent injury. It was not alleged that defendant...

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