Legal Opinion
Heslin v. County of Greene
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 11, 2010PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Graffeo, J.
In this case, we conclude that the special infancy toll applicable in wrongful death actions involving sole infant distributees under Hernandez v New York City Health & Hosps. Corp. (78 NY2d 687 [1991]) is not available for personal injury claims. We therefore affirm the order of the Appellate Division.
Plaintiff Eugenia Brennan Heslin is the administrator of the estate of the decedent, Egypt Phillips. Egypt, born in May 2001, lived with her two young sisters and their mother Tanya Rose. Egypt’s biological father, a convicted felon, had abandoned her. In early…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- In Re the Estates of CovertNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
- Ratka v. St. Francis HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Hernandez v. New York City Health and Hospitals Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1991
- Baez v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1992
- Herzog v. SternNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
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- Reed v. New York State Elec. & Gas Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020
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