Fried v. Bower & Gardner

Order, Supreme Court, New York County, entered on July 8, 1977, which denied the summary judgment motion of the appellants, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs and without disbursements, the motion granted, the complaint dismissed and the action severed as to defendant-appellant. Plaintiff, acting pro se, had by summons in 1974 proceeded against a physician who performed medical services at a medical center represented by the defendants, who are attorneys. In that action, the plaintiff complained that the physician had certified him as paranoid. However, it turned out that the…