Legal Opinion
Priolo v. Lefferts General Hospital, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 17, 1967PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBenjamin Brenner, J.
This is a negligence suit in which plaintiff received a jury verdict based, essentially, on the owner’s and hospital’s failure to install and maintain handrails along the steps in the vestibule entrance. The defendants ask reconsideration of their motion to set aside the verdict and for resolution of the third-party suit which, by stipulation was left to the court.
The defendants’ major complaint is that it was error to admit evidence concerning the hospital’s contract for the construction of the handrails prior to plaintiff’s injuries and their actual installation after the accident. This…
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