Legal Opinion
Gross v. Ambach
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 24, 1988PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The judgment of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.
Petitioner was New York City’s Chief Medical Examiner. Charges of professional misconduct in the performance of autopsies were brought against him under Education Law § 6509 (2). A committee was appointed to conduct the disciplinary hearing and an Administrative Officer (AO) was designated as a member of the committee (see, Public Health Law § 230 [10] [e]). On motion of petitioner, the AO ruled that performance of an autopsy is not the "practice of medicine” as that term is defined in…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Rush v. MordueNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Dondi v. JonesNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Steingut v. GoldNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Doe v. AxelrodNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
3Cited by5 opinions
- People v. FrattNew York Supreme Court · 1989
- People v. Daly, New York County Courts1990
- Damianos v. AxelrodAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- People v. McLaneNew York Supreme Court · 1995
- Gross v. New York Times Co.New York Supreme Court · 1991