Legal Opinion
McDonnell v. County of Nassau
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 26, 1985PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Eli Wager, J.
This is the trial of a wrongful death action held before the court with a jury. Plaintiffs’ action is grounded upon allegations of medical and psychiatric malpractice committed by the defendant hospital and staff psychiatrist. The alleged acts of malpractice are centered about the release of the former wife of the plaintiff who sues for the wrongful death of their three children, ages eight, six and four. The children were suffocated by their mother on or about August 1, 1972, approximately seven weeks after her discharge from the defendant Medical Center on…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Brown v. ShyneNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
- 530 East 89 Corp. v. UngerNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Koehler v. SchwartzNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
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