Bowhall v. Hanlon

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court at Special Term (Mercure, J.), entered January 3,1983 in St. Lawrence County, which denied a motion by defendant Edward John Noble Hospital for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. On April 3, 1980, plaintiff Janice Bowhall was admitted to defendant Edward John Noble Hospital. The following day a cholecystectomy was performed by defendant Dr. George Hanlon, with defendant Dr. Alexander Dodds assisting. In the course of the operation, Bowhall’s common bile duct was apparently tied unnecessarily, causing an obstruction which led to severe…