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WILLIAMS v. RANDOLPH HOSPITAL

No. 596.

75 S.E.2d 303 (1953)

237 N.C. 387

WILLIAMS v. RANDOLPH HOSPITAL, Inc.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

March 25, 1953.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. D. Sabiston, Jr., and E. J. Burns, Carthage, for plaintiff, appellant.

Spence & Boyette, Carthage, and H. M. Robins, Asheboro, for defendant, appellee.

JOHNSON, Justice.

It is settled law in this jurisdiction that a charitable institution may not be held liable to a beneficiary of the charity for the negligence of its servants or employees if it has exercised due care in their selection and retention. Barden v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co., 152 N.C. 318, 67 S.E. 971, 49 L.R.A., N.S. 801; Hoke v. Glenn, 167 N.C. 594, 83 S.E. 807; Herndon v. Massey, 217 N.C. 610, 8 S.E.2d 914; Johnson v. City Hospital Co., 196 N.C. 610...

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