Legal Opinion

Odess v. Medical Center, Teamster Local 1034

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

Decided February 13, 1979PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— In a medical malpractice action, the individual defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated March 10, 1978, which (1) denied their motion to dismiss the action for failure to serve a complaint (see CPLR 3012, subd [b]), and (2) granted plaintiff’s cross motion for leave to serve a complaint. Order reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, motion granted, and cross motion denied. In our opinion, the extended illness and depression of plaintiff’s attorney caused by the death of his wife some years before, was insufficient reason to justify the more…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Berland v. FineAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Barasch v. MicucciNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. La Buda v. Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical CenterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  3. Bouvia v. Community General HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
  4. Smarek v. PadillaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980

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