Legal Opinion
Gibbons v. Hantman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 13, 1977PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connor, J.
In this medical malpractice action defendant Morris Appelman appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County, dated October 21, 1976, which denied his motion for summary judgment as against plaintiff. The peculiar circumstances of this case present one of the rare instances where simple logic dictates the conclusion that the appellant was not guilty of medical malpractice as a matter of law. The order should therefore be reversed and the motion granted.
In April, 1970 plaintiff underwent a cholecystectomy which was performed by defendant Dr. Hantman at defendant Booth Memorial…
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