Legal Opinion
Lafferty v. Manhasset Medical Center Hospital
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 23, 1981PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
The third and fourth causes of action of plaintiffs’ com plaint arise out of an alleged medical malpractice by the defendant Manhasset Medical Center Hospital in transfusing mismatched blood into Anna E. Lafferty who was a patient at the hospital. The plaintiff Helen M. Lafferty was the daughter-in-law of Anna and brings these causes of action in essence, to recover for the emotional distress and the aggravation of a pre-existing heart problem. She alleges that she suffered these conditions as a result of her having been a witness to the negligent blood transfusion and a…
3Cases cited8 opinions
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- Johnson v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
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