Legal Opinion
Hernandez v. New York City Health and Hospitals Corp.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 23, 1991PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kaye, J.
In this wrongful death action, the complaint was served after expiration of the one-year 90-day Statute of Limitations then applicable to claims against the New York City Health *689and Hospitals Corporation. The action was dismissed as untimely by the trial court and reinstated by the Appellate Division. This appeal requires us to determine whether the Statute of Limitations was tolled by the infancy of the sole distributee of decedent’s estate.
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In March 1987, Laura Morales — the decedent — was admitted to North Central Bronx Hospital, a facility owned and operated by…
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