Halas v. Parkway Hospital, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Upon his admission to the defendant hospital, a physical examination disclosed that the 79-year-old plaintiff Paul Halas was very weak and appeared chronically ill with a 105-degree fever. The complaint alleges that Mr. Halas was in his hospital bed with an intravenous tube in his arm when he fell to the floor and broke his hip. The side rails on his bed were in a down position at the time of the fall. The complaint further alleges that the defendant was negligent in permitting Mr. Halas to remain in a hospital bed which lacked proper and adequate safeguards, and in failing to properly…
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