O'Neill v. Cross County Hospital

In a medical malpractice action, defendant Engle appeals from so much of a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County, entered May 20, 1977, as is in favor of the plaintiff and against him, upon a jury verdict. Judgment affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs. The plaintiff was hospitalized for a hernia operation. During his stay, he suffered brain damage. Among others, he sued the defendant Engle, who had served as the anesthesiologist during the operation, to recover for his injuries. Plaintiff adduced expert testimony in support of his claim that defendant Engle had been…