Abbondola v. Kawecki

The infant plaintiff sustained personal injuries for which he recovered a judgment after trial. The father likewise recovered judgment after trial, his recovery being limited in amount to the hospital bill.

The respondent hospital claims liens both upon the recovery by the infant and the recovery by the father. It claims an equitable lien by virtue of an assignment by the father two days prior to the service of the summons. It claims a statutory lien by virtue of section 189 of the Lien Law The assignment in question is absolute in form. It covers the bill rendered by the hospital in…