Thomas v. Solon

Order of the Supreme Court, New York County (Martin B. Stecher, J.), entered October 7, 1985, which denied appellant New York Eye and Ear Infirmary’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint and cross claim against it, is unanimously reversed, on the law, and the motion granted and the complaint and cross claim dismissed as to appellant hospital, without costs.

On June 18, 1975, at appellant hospital, Dr. Romeo C. Solon, respondent Melba Thomas’ private physician, performed an operation to remove polyps from respondent’s right vocal cord. Dr. Solon was at the time a licensed…