Sheehan v. Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Stanley L. Sklar, J.), entered on or about August 27, 1991, which granted defendant The Presbyterian Hospital in the City of New York’s motion for summary judgment, unanimously affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

We agree with the IAS court that plaintiffs’ failure to come forward with any evidence tending to show that defendant Gump was an employee or agent or otherwise under the control of defendant Presbyterian warrants a finding that no issue of fact exists relating to the latter’s liability for any malpractice by the former under the theory of…