Boll v. Sharp & Dohme, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtVan Voorhis, J.
The complaint has been dismissed on motion by defendant for summary judgment, upon the ground that plaintiff’s cause of action is barred by a release, or, speaking more accurately, by a covenant not to sue. Plaintiff was a blood donor for hire. The complaint alleges that upon the occasion of a blood donation by him in defendant’s office, he fell, thereby suffering serious and permanent personal injuries. Various acts and omissions are claimed to have constituted causal negligence by defendant, including failure to take precautions to prevent plaintiff from falling after extraction of his…
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