Boll v. Sharp & Dohme, Inc.

Involved in this case is the question whether a written agreement to exculpate defendant from liability in the taking of blood is valid. Plaintiff sold his blood to defendant for $5, and sustained injuries following the blood donation. Before the sale plaintiff had signed an exculpatory agreement. Special Term granted defendant summary judgment and denied plaintiff’s motion to strike out an affirmative *573defense based on the written agreement. Plaintiff appeals.

Plaintiff, a truck driver, sustained injuries from a fall following a blood donation to defendant, a private drug manufacturing…