Legal Opinion

Goldberg v. Camp Mikan-Recro

New York Court of Appeals

Decided October 4, 1977PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Memorandum. Order affirmed. In this case, as distinguished from Vastola v Maer (39 NY2d 1019) and Caffaro v Trayna (35 NY2d 245), the original suit was not brought by one with the capacity to sue for the infant’s personal injuries, the infant then being deceased and no personal representative *1030of his estate having been appointed. Accordingly, when the personal representative was appointed and the "second amended” summons served, both subsequent to the expiration of the Statute of Limitations, there was no pre-existing action to which it could "relate back” (see CPLR 203, subd [e]; Vastola v…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Caffaro v. TraynaNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  2. Vastola v. MaerNew York Court of Appeals · 1976

3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Carrick v. Central General HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. George v. Mt. Sinai HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  3. Ratka v. St. Francis HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
  4. Schwartzberg v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1983
  5. Finamore v. David Ullman, P.C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020

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