Keays v. Vanderheyden Hall, Inc.

In this action for alleged conscious pain and suffering and wrongful death of the late Marie R. Keays, the defendant moves for an order compelling the plaintiff to furnish written authorizations permitting it to obtain hospital records respecting decedent.

The defendant alleges that decedent was injured on October 14, 1961 on defendant’s premises; that, after the accident, she received medical attention at the Samaritan Hospital in Troy, New York; that she died on December 5, 1961 thus precluding defendant from having her examined by a physician in its behalf; that a notice pursuant to OPLR…