Hale v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment unanimously affirmed, without costs. Memorandum: To maintain an action for injuries or wrongful death sustained while under the care and control of a medical practitioner and/or medical facility, a party may proceed upon a theory of simple negligence or upon the more particularized theory of medical malpractice (Morwin v Albany Hosp., 7 AD2d 582, 584-585, and on other grounds 8 AD2d 911). The theory of simple negligence is restricted to those cases where the alleged negligent act is readily determinable by the trier of the facts on common knowledge (see, e.g., Dillon v Rockaway Beach…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Pike v. . HonsingerNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- McDermott v. Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1964
- Dillon v. Rockaway Beach Hospital & DispensaryNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
- Phillips v. Buffalo General HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1924
- Morwin v. Albany HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1959
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Edmund Mann and Beverly Mann v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- Monahan v. WeichertAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- Twitchell v. MacKayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Miller v. Albany Medical Center HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Tighe v. GinsbergAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
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