Arce v. Sybron Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Damiani, J. P.
Plaintiff Agapito Arce is a medical doctor who served as staff surgeon at La Guardia Hospital in Queens County, New York. On February 10, 1976 he was about to commence an operation when a light above the operating table fell from the ceiling and struck him on the head, causing serious physical injuries. The defendant Sybron Corporation is a domestic corporation which installed and serviced the light.
On February 8, 1979, two days before the expiration of the three-year personal injury Statute of Limitations (CPLR 214), plaintiffs’ counsel sent a process server…
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