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WHEELER v. MONADNOCK HOSPITAL

No. 4913.

103 N.H. 306 (1961)

SHARON WHEELER, by her mother and next friend & a. v. MONADNOCK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

Decided May 31, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter Gentsch and McLane, Carleton, Graf, Greene & Brown (Mr. Brown orally), for the plaintiffs.

Devine, Millimet & McDonough and John S. Holland (Mr. Holland orally), for the defendant.

KENISON, C. J.

In this jurisdiction it is established doctrine that hospitals and charitable institutions enjoy no immunity from liability for negligence. Welch v. Hospital, 90 N.H. 337; anno. 25 A.L.R. 2d 29. Their duty to trespassers, licensees, and invitees is the same as any other individual or corporation. One of the accepted facts of modern living is that hospitals expect visitors for their patients and that in the normal course of events they...

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