Legal Opinion
Colton v. New York Hospital
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 20, 1979PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Martin Evans, J.
This action for medical malpractice and loss of consortium arises from a kidney transplant operation performed at the New York Hospital on January 25, 1972, in which one of plaintiff Donne Colton’s kidneys was removed and implanted in the body of his brother, Dudley Colton, Jr. Prior to the operation, the brothers executed an agreement with the hospital denominated "Request for and Consent to Kidney Transplant and Covenant Not To Sue Upon and Release of All Claims”. The sole issue now before the court is the meaning and effect of the agreement.
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