CELLA v. EVANGELICAL DEACONESS SOC., ETC.

No. 39963.

581 S.W.2d 881 (1979)

Hazel CELLA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EVANGELICAL DEACONESS SOCIETY OF ST. LOUIS, Defendant-Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Four.

April 17, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman A. Selner, Clayton, for plaintiff-appellant.

Anthony F. Vaiana, St. Louis, for defendant-respondent.


CRIST, Judge.

Personal injury case. The jury found for the defendant. Plaintiff appeals on the ground, among others, that the contributory negligence instruction was not supported by sufficient evidence. We agree.

Plaintiff was admitted to defendant hospital on May 20, 1974. On May 31, 1974, she was placed in a private room. She was not permitted to use the bathroom facilities because of the risk of infection by...

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