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April 22, 2008

Judge's ruling allows hospital-bed lawsuit to go forward

PROVIDENCE -- A judge has ruled a lawsuit against Rhode Island Hospital over a free hospital bed can move forward.

Children's Friend and Service, a charitable organization in Rhode Island, is suing the hospital over a 1912 will that endowed a bed for permanent free medical care.

Louisa Lippitt left $4,000 to the hospital on the condition that the charity would be able to nominate patients for the bed.

The charity found the will in its archives several years ago and sued last November after negotiations broke down.

The hospital sought to have the case dismissed, arguing that Children's Friend and Service is a different entity than the charity Lippitt named in her will.

Superior Court Judge Patricia Hurst denied the request today, allowing the suit to proceed.

-- The Associated Press

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 12:36 PM | Permalink

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