Legal Opinion
Kerber v. Sarles
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 2, 1989PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order unanimously reversed on the law with costs, defendant’s motion denied and complaint reinstated. Memorandum: In this action for medical malpractice, Special Term erred in granting summary judgment to defendant Sarles, the podiatrist who performed the surgery on plaintiffs foot. The surgery, which was to correct "hammertoes”, was performed under general anesthesia administered by a board-certified anesthesiologist. When plaintiff awakened in the recovery room, she discovered her front teeth were missing. Plaintiff sued the podiatrist and the hospital where the surgery was performed. For…
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