Cerkvenik v. County of Westchester

—In a medical malpractice action, the defendant appeals from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Nastasi, J.), entered November 6, 1991, as denied its motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

The infant plaintiff was hospitalized with bacterial meningitis on November 18, 1985, and was quickly placed on intravenous antibiotics. On November 20, 1985, while under the care of the defendant, the intravenous line became blocked and remained so for approximately eight hours, during which the…