WULBRECHT, NANCY S. v. JEHLE, M.D., DIETRICH V.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum:
Plaintiff, as administratrix of the estate of her husband, commenced this medical malpractice and wrongful death action seeking damages for the death of her husband, a psychiatric patient who committed suicide. Defendants-appellants (hereafter, defendants) appeal from an order denying their motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint and all cross claims against them.
We note at the outset that defendants contend that their motion should have been granted based on the theory that liability cannot attach to the exercise of professional medical judgment by a psychiatrist…
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