Legal Opinion
Cruz v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 6, 1986PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
John A. Monteleone, J.
This is a motion by petitioner, Francisco Cruz, seeking an order granting him leave to serve a notice of claim on the respondent to recover damages on behalf of the infant distributee of the deceased, Maria Cristina Cruz for wrongful death and on behalf of the estate for conscious pain and suffering.
The deceased was admitted to Coney Island Hospital on or about November 2, 1983 and after giving birth she died on November 12, 1983 while still a patient there. She was not married to the father of the infant. The deceased’s father, the maternal…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Cohen v. Pearl River Union Free School DistrictNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Ratka v. St. Francis HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Brennan v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Cruz v. Mount Sinai HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
- Wilma Pulsifer v. OlcottNew York Supreme Court · 1970
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Hernandez v. New York City Health and Hospitals Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1991
- Hernandez v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- McDonald v. McDonaldNew York Supreme Court · 1991
- Hernandez v. New York City Health and Hospitals Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1991