Claim of Speregon v. Downtown Delicatessen, Inc.

New York Court of Appeals September 29, 1966

Claim of Speregon v. Downtown Delicatessen, Inc., 18 N.Y.2d 736 (N.Y. 1966)

221 N.E.2d 171; 274 N.Y.S.2d 346; 1966 N.Y. LEXIS 1106

Adduced, Bebgan, Bubke, Desmond, Dismiss, Fuld, Ground, Keating, Only, Relationship, Scileppi, Speculative, Support, Testified, Testimony, Upon, Voobhis, Vote, Whose, Witness

Opinion of the Court

Order affirmed, Avith costs; no opinion.

*738Concur: Chief Judge Desmond and Judges Fuld, Bubke, Bebgan and Keating. Judges Van Voobhis and Scileppi dissent and vote to reverse and to dismiss the claim upon the following ground: There ivas insufficient medical testimony to establish a causal relationship. The operating neurosurgeon testified to no causal relationship and the only evidence adduced to support it was by an expert witness qualified only in other fields whose opinion was purely speculative.

Reference

Full Case Name: In the Matter of the Claim of Edith Speregon v. Downtown Delicatessen, Inc., Workmen's Compensation Board
Cited By: 1 case
Status: Published