WILLIAMS v. JEFFERSON HOSPITAL ASS'N

No. 5-4949.

442 S.W.2d 243 (1969)

Horatius WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. JEFFERSON HOSPITAL ASS'N, Inc., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied July 14, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alonzo D. Camp, Little Rock, for appellant.

Bridges, Young, Matthews & Davis, Pine Bluff, for appellee.

Spitzberg, Mitchell & Hays, Little Rock, amicus curiae.


BROWN, Justice.

Horatius Williams brought a tort action against Jefferson Hospital Association, Inc., and two doctors. The hospital moved for summary judgment in its behalf on the basis of our doctrine that charitable institutions are immune from tort liability. That motion was granted and Williams appeals.

The complaint alleges that Williams was admitted to Jefferson Hospital in Pine Bluff following a vehicular accident; that he was treated and observed for...

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