KNECHT v. ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL


392 Pa. 75 (1958)

Knecht, Appellant, v. Saint Mary's Hospital.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

March 24, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee B. Sacks, for appellants.

John J. Tinaglia, with him Michael A. Foley and Cornelius C. O'Brien, Jr., for appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., BELL, CHIDSEY, MUSMANNO, ARNOLD, JONES and COHEN, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. CHIEF JUSTICE JONES, March 24, 1958:

The plaintiffs, husband and wife, sued the defendant hospital for damages for injuries allegedly suffered by the wife when she fell and fractured an ankle while a patient in the hospital. The details of the accident are not presently important. The hospital raised as its defense to the action its immunity, as an eleemosynary institution, from liability for tort. The trial...

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