Legal Opinion
Gorka v. Highland Hospital
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 20, 1986PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
*784OPINION OF THE COURT
Albert M. Rosenblatt, J.
Plaintiff moves for an order setting aside the jury’s verdict as "improper and contrary to the weight of the credible evidence”.
The jury found for defendant doctor, upon an action by plaintiff for injuries she sustained in a operating room at defendant Highland Hospital1 in Beacon, New York, on July 28, 1979.
The plaintiff’s motion is rooted in her assertion that the verdict was the result of the court’s instructing the jury under medical malpractice standards rather than under simple negligence.
Plaintiff had been injured in an automobile accident…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Nicastro v. ParkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Dermatossian v. New York City Transit AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- McDermott v. Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1964
- Dillon v. Rockaway Beach Hospital & DispensaryNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
- Fogal v. Genesee HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
17 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by1 opinion
- Hill v. Highland HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988