Legal Opinion

Burt v. Lenox Hill Hospital

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 16, 1988PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Order of the Supreme Court, New York County (Helen E. Freedman, J.), entered September 1, 1987, which denied the motion of defendant Ragnarsson for summary judgment, is unanimously reversed, on the law, and the motion granted, without costs or disbursements.

Plaintiff Burt was admitted to defendant Lenox Hill Hospital on September 2, 1982. She was unable to raise her arms above her head or raise her right leg and she complained of numbness of her upper and lower extremities. In addition, while in this hospital, she suffered seizures. She was examined and treated by internists, neurologists and…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Alvarez v. Prospect HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Fileccia v. Massapequa General HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. Fileccia v. Massapequa General HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  4. Neuman v. GreensteinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  5. Pan v. CoburnAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Filippone v. St. Vincent's Hospital & Medical CenterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  2. Douglass v. GibsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  3. Margolese v. UribeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  4. Kelly v. St. Peter's HospiceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  5. Napierski v. FinnAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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