Legal Opinion
Meath v. Mishrick
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 25, 1986PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.
In January 1977 decedent, a patient of Dr. Mishrick, was admitted to St. Francis Hospital (the Hospital) for removal of a growth behind her left ear. Dr. Tagliamonti, a pathologist at St. Francis Hospital, examined a sample of that tissue on January 28, 1977 and reported that he found no malignant cells; decedent was discharged the same day. Dr. Mishrick continued to treat decedent, discovered a basal cell carcinoma on her left shoulder in 1980, and in December 1982, admitted her to another…
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