Legal Opinion

Webdale v. North General Hospital

New York Supreme Court

Decided March 21, 2005PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Stanley L. Sklar, J.

On January 3, 1999, decedent Kendra Webdale met her death when she was pushed in front of an oncoming subway train by Andrew Goldstein, a person with a lengthy history as a paranoid schizophrenic. Goldstein is presently serving 25 years to life for his act. Plaintiff, Kendra’s mother and the administratrix of her estate, brings this action against the numerous institutions which treated Goldstein over the years for his severe psychiatric problems.

In the present motion, plaintiff seeks, pursuant to CPLR 3104 (d), the rejection of the latest in a long…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Dillenbeck v. HessNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
  2. McKinney v. Grand Street, Prospect Park & Flatbush RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
  3. People v. EdneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  4. People v. . BloomNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
  5. Mejia v. NanniAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003

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