Legal Opinion

Ellsworth v. Chan

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 29, 2000No. Appeal No. 1PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Supreme, Court properly denied plaintiffs’ motion to set aside the jury verdict as against the weight of the evidence (see, Riggio v New Creation Fellowship, 249 AD2d 942). We further conclude that plaintiffs’ contention that the court erred in giving an “error in judgment” charge is not preserved for our review. Plaintiffs submitted evidence at trial that defendant deviated from acceptable standards of care by cutting the bowel of Michelle M. Ellsworth (plaintiff) while performing a hysterectomy, performing the procedure in light of plaintiffs…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Robillard v. RobbinsNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
  2. Riggio v. New Creation Fellowship of BuffaloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Ciarelli v. LynchAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  2. Ellsworth v. FoleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  3. Martin v. Lattimore Road Surgicenter, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  4. Martin v. Lattimore Road Surgicenter, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  5. Pomichter v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002

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