Legal Opinion
Purdy v. Public Administrator
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 31, 1988PublishedCited by 157 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Alexander, J.
In November 1979, plaintiff, while a customer at a gas station in Brewster, New York, was struck by a speeding car that crashed into the gas station and seriously injured him. The car was owned and operated by Emily Shaw, 1 who on the date of the accident, was a 73-year-old voluntary resident of the defendant Bethel Methodist Home with a medical condition that left her susceptible to fainting spells and blackouts. The issue presented on this appeal is whether defendants Bethel and the facility’s admitting physician, Dr. Argenziano, owed to plaintiff — an…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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