# College Hospital Inc. v. Superior Court

Canonical: https://californiapersonalinjurylaws.com/cases/college-hospital/

Supreme Court of California, 1994. 8 Cal.4th 704, pp. 721–726.

Reviewed by Andrew (Andy) R. Gillin; publisher reported approval 2026-11-04. The original review date was not supplied.

## Case background

Read the opinion for the full facts and procedural history.

## What the court decided

The court discussed when money can be awarded to punish bad acts. A careless mistake alone was not enough.

## Limits

Some steps in that case applied to claims against a health care provider. They do not apply to every injury case.

## Opinion

https://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/4th/8/704.html