WHEELER v. ST. CLAIR COUNTY HOSP. DIST. NO. 1

No. 60012.

557 S.W.2d 233 (1977)

John Wesley WHEELER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ST. CLAIR COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 1, a/k/a Osceola Hospital District, d/b/a Sac-Osage Hospital, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Motion for Rehearing, or in Alternative to Modify Denied; As Modified November 14, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenn Burkart, Springfield, for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert J. Keeter, Springfield, for defendant-respondent.


Plaintiff-Appellant's Motion for Rehearing, or in Alternative to Modify Denied; As Modified on Court's own Motion November 14, 1977.

SEILER, Judge.

A summary judgment was granted defendant hospital district on its plea of sovereign immunity in this action by plaintiff for the wrongful death of his wife, a patient in the hospital, resulting from a fire which allegedly was caused by the defendant's negligence. The court of appeals, Springfield district, affirmed...

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