Legal Opinion
Baker v. Sterling
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 8, 1976PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWachtler, J.
In 1969 the plaintiff Shirley Baker, then 16 years old, was hit by an automobile and, as a result, lost her right leg and suffered internal injuries. At the time of the accident she was the beneficiary of public assistance and her *401hospital expenses, totaling $10,579, were paid by the Department of Social Services of the City of New York (hereafter the Department). Plaintiff subsequently commenced an action for personal injuries and, in a verified bill of particulars, asserted a claim for hospital expenses as part of her special damages. The Department then served and filed a notice of lien in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- City of Albany v. . McNamaraNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Valdimer v. Mount Vernon Hebrew Camps, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1961
- Department of Welfare v. SiebelNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
- Mnich v. American Radiator Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1942
- Mnich v. American Radiator CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1942
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3Cited by71 opinions
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- In re the Estate of LainezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
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