McKoy v. County of Westchester
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Colabella, J.), entered April 27, 1999, which granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint pursuant to, inter alia, General Municipal Law § 50-e.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is denied, and the complaint is reinstated.
On October 2, 1997, the plaintiff Nettie McKoy was injured when she fell from a chair during a seizure at Westchester County Medical Center while being monitored for a seizure disorder. She…
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