Legal Opinion

Larkin v. State

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

Decided January 22, 1982PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

SCHNEPP, J.

This appeal concerns the liability of the State of New York for its alleged failure to use acceptable medical procedures in the care and treatment of Richard Carl *439Larkin while he was a prisoner in the Attica Correctional Facility and particularly for its alleged failure to diagnose and treat what was later determined to be a berry aneurysm.1 Larkin died on January 3,1976 at the age of 28. The autopsy report indicates that the immediate cause of his death was a “[rjuptured berry aneurysm with massive subdural2 and subarachnoid3 hemorrhage”. At the conclusion of…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Cohen v. Hallmark Cards, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1978
  2. People Ex Rel. MacCracken v. MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
  3. Pike v. . HonsingerNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
  4. St. George v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1954
  5. Kallenberg v. Beth Israel HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Koester v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  2. Bell v. New York City Health & Hospital Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  3. People v. LopezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  4. Arnold v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  5. Cordts v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986

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