Legal Opinion
Benedictine Hospital v. Hospital Underwriters Mutual Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 1, 1984PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kane, J. P.
On July 1,1982, Arthur Wallace was injured while being operated on at Benedictine Hospital (the hospital) in the City of Kingston, Ulster County. A malpractice action was subsequently commenced against the hospital, Dr. Barry Krasner, director of anesthesiology at the hospital, and two nurse anesthetists who administered anesthesia during the operation. After this action was filed, the hospital notified its insurer, Hospital Underwriters Mutual Insurance Company (HUM), of the claim and, inter alia, sought indemnification for Serena Thurin, one of the nurse…
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