· 9/11/1963
Hill v. Leigh Memorial Hospital, Inc.
Citations
- 204 Va. 501
- 132 S.E.2d 411
- 1963 Va. LEXIS 178
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- charity is not liable for corporate negligence other than negligent hiring and retention of its servants
- charity is not liable for corporate negligence other than negligent hiring and retention of its servants
- “If a portion of [the] gifts [of the philanthropic-minded] is diverted to the payment of tort claims, without restriction, the spirit and intent of the gifts are, at once, nullified and that much of the burden is again cast upon the public.”
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Judges: Eggleston, Spratley, Buchanan, Snead, I'Anson, Carrico
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