Kravitz v. Long Island Jewish-Hillside Medical Center
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Lazer, J. P.
Resolution of this appeal turns on the admissibility of certain opinion testimony as to the credibility of the plaintiff in a medical malpractice action in which there was no direct attack on plaintiffs character relating to veracity. Although some of the traditional concepts relating to opinion evidence are currently undergoing reevaluation, we conclude that the challenged testimony was inadmissible under both the old rules and those being proposed.
The liability aspect of the case was rather simple; during the course of a gall bladder operation, a large…
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