Legal Opinion
Liebrecht v. Gotham Sanitarium, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 9, 1954PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
In this action against a private hospital to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff wife, the jury returned a verdict in favor of defendant. Plaintiff alleged and sought to prove that she entered the defendant’s hospital for a surgical operation; that while in an abnormal, state of mind due to a previous mental condition and her postoperative reactions, and while unattended in the hospital room, she was permitted to leave her bed and go through an open and unguarded window alongside the bed; and that she was precipitated to the ground and suffered severe injuries.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Shannahan v. . Empire Engineering Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1912
- Milio v. Railway Motor Trucking Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1939
- Perlman v. ShanckAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1920
- Santos v. Unity HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1950
- Bennett v. . Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1900
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Horton v. Niagara Falls Memorial CenterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
- Judd v. Park Avenue HospitalNew York Supreme Court · 1962
- Phillips v. Roux Laboratories, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1955
- Alaggia v. North Shore University HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Torres v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977