Meyer v. New York Hospital

This appeal brings up for review the right of a charitable corporation maintaining a hospital to a lien for medical services furnished by it against the proceeds of the patient’s action for personal injuries.

In this proceeding instituted in pursuance of section 189 of the Lien Law by the petitioner against the New York Hospital to determine “ the validity and amount thereof of any alleged lien”, the court at Special Term has summarily stricken out charges of $425 for medical services from the hospital’s lien and directed the reduction accordingly of the lien as filed.

The theory of decision at…