Legal Opinion
Steinert v. Brunswick Home, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 3, 1939PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSteinbrink, J.
In the trial of this action before the court and a jury the following facts were disclosed: The decedent, Cornelius J. Murphy, consulted a physician of his own choosing, the defendant Keen, who advised a cystoscopy and recommended hospitalization at the defendant hospital, a private, non-charitable institution. The decedent entered the hospital on July 2, 1937, and soon thereafter was prepared for the operation. A nurse in the hospital’s employ was in charge of the operating room. When Dr. Keen was ready to perform the cystoscopy he asked the nurse for a five per cent solution of cocaine,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Schloendorff v. Society of the New York HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
- Sheehan v. North Country Community HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
- Matter of Bernstein v. . Beth Israel HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
- Robertson v. Charles B. Towns HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917
- Hendrickson v. HodkinNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Bing v. ThunigNew York Court of Appeals · 1957
- Rice v. California Lutheran HospitalCalifornia Supreme Court · 1945
- Necolayff v. Genesee HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1946
- Steinert v. Brunswick Home, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1940
- Post v. Crown Heights Hospital, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1940
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