Legal Opinion
Wood v. Strong Memorial Hospital of University of Rochester
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 16, 2000No. Appeal No. 1PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment unanimously affirmed without costs. *930Memorandum: Plaintiff commenced this action seeking damages for a broken thumb he sustained when defendant’s security guards forcibly removed him from an elevator at defendant, Strong Memorial Hospital of University of Rochester (Hospital)¡ Plaintiff was a patient of the Hospital, having undergone neck fusion surgery. Despite warnings about the dangers of walking and smoking after surgery, plaintiff attempted to leave the Hospital floor to smoke a cigarette.
On appeal, defendant raises several challenges to the jury charge. We reject defendant’s…
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