Legal Opinion
Strignano v. Jamaica Hospital
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 3, 1999PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
*156OPINION OF THE COURT
David Goldstein, J.
ISSUE
The issue presented is whether the infancy toll provided by CPLR 208, in relation to the operative Statute of Limitations in a medical malpractice action against a private hospital, should apply throughout the minority of the child, notwithstanding that the infant had been represented by a parent, as guardian, who, through counsel, previously litigated and settled a separate malpractice action against a private physician. Stated otherwise, should the holding in Henry v City of New York (244 AD2d 93, Iv granted 93 NY2d 802), which is binding upon…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Murphy v. . Village of Fort EdwardNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
- Russo v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
- East Asiatic Co. v. CorashAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1970
- McKiernan v. McKiernanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Henry v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Niles v. NelsonDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1999