New York Court of Appeals, 1974

Foley v. Flushing Hospital & Medical Center

Foley v. Flushing Hospital & Medical Center
New York Court of Appeals · Decided June 26, 1974
34 N.Y.2d 863; 316 N.E.2d 579; 359 N.Y.S.2d 113; 1974 N.Y. LEXIS 1463

Foley v. Flushing Hospital & Medical Center

Opinion

Order reversed and a new trial granted, with costs to abide the event, in the following memorandum: Plaintiff made out a prima facie case as to all defendants sufficient to defeat a motion to dismiss and hence the Court of Appeals reverses. In doing so, there is, of course, no evaluation of the merits of the case. Moreover, also requiring reversal is the restriction of the examination of plaintiff’s expert witness (see the dissenting opinion of Mr. Justice J. Irwin Shapiro at the Appellate Division).

Concur: Chief Judge Breitel and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler and Stevens. Taking no part: Judge Rabin.

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