Legal Opinion

Johnson v. Farr

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 31, 2000PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., based upon medical malpractice, the plaintiffs appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Seidell, J.), entered September 23, 1998, which, upon a jury verdict in favor of the defendants and upon the denial of the plaintiffs’ motion to set aside the jury verdict, dismissed the complaint.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

The facts adduced at trial were insufficient to warrant a jury charge on the doctrine of res ipso loquitur. The nature of the expert, testimony did not give rise to an inference of…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Kambat v. St. Francis HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
  2. Abbott v. New Rochelle Hospital Medical CenterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Saccone v. GrossAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  2. Sangiovanni v. KoloskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  3. Lolly v. Brookdale University Hospital & Medical CenterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  4. Knapp v. SofferAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2021
  5. Galue v. Independence 270 Madison LLCAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020

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