Blair v. New York University College of Dentistry

Defendant New York University College of Dentistry appeals from a judgment, upon a verdict for the infant plaintiff in the amount of $9,000, following a trial before a jury. Defendant also appeals from that portion of the judgment which dismissed its cross claim against defendant Mark A. Wallach, D.D.S., the cross claim having been dismissed after the jury rendered its verdict in favor of defendant Wallach on plaintiff’s direct claim against him.

This was a malpractice action in which damages were claimed on behalf of the five-year-old plaintiff for injuries allegedly resulting from negligent…