BARNES v. ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL & SCHOOL OF NURSING

No. 46,546

211 Kan. 315 (1973)

507 P.2d 288

MYRTLE M. BARNES, Appellee, v. ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL OF NURSING, INC., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed March 3, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Loyd, of the firm of Jochems, Sargent & Blaes, of Wichita, argued the cause, and Robert L. Heath, of the same firm, was with him on the brief for the appellant.

Terry O'Keefe, of the firm of Kidwell, O'Keefe & Williamson, of Wichita, argued the cause, and Walter C. Williamson, of the same firm, was with him on the brief for the appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

FONTRON, J.:

The defendant, St. Francis Hospital and School of Nursing, Inc., has appealed from a $22,500 judgment rendered against it for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff, Myrtle M. Barnes, while a patient in the hospital. The parties will be referred to as plaintiff or Mrs. Barnes, on the one side, and defendant or hospital, on the other.

On October 27, 1967, plaintiff was admitted to the St....

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