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JOHNSON v. HOSPITAL SERVICE PLAN OF N.J.

25 N.J. 134 (1957)

135 A.2d 483

WILLIAM JOHNSON, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. HOSPITAL SERVICE PLAN OF NEW JERSEY, A NEW JERSEY CORPORATION, DEFENDANT, AND CITY OF NEWARK, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF ESSEX COUNTY, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided October 21, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Jacob M. Goldberg argued the cause for appellant (Mr. Vincent P. Torppey, Corporation Counsel, attorney; Mr. Joseph A. Ward, on the brief).

Mr. Henry F. Hoey, Jr., argued the cause for defendant Hospital Service Plan of New Jersey (Messrs. Braun & Hoey, attorneys).

The opinion of the court was delivered by WACHENFELD, J.

On April 11, 1955 Alfreida Johnson, infant daughter of plaintiff William Johnson, was struck by an automobile and suffered a severe fracture of the hip. She was conveyed by ambulance to the Newark City Hospital, now known as Martland Medical Center, where she was admitted as an emergency case. The hospital, a public institution owned by the municipality, is principally...

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