Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Jamaica Hospital
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 17, 1983PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Boyers, J.
In their complaint, plaintiffs seek money damages for severe emotional anguish suffered as a result of the disappearance of their nine-day-old daughter from the defendant hospital’s nursery, an event allegedly occasioned by the hospital’s negligence in its care and custody of their infant.
Following her birth on June 8, 1981, plaintiffs’ infant daughter, Kawana, remained in the care and custody of the defendant hospital for further treatment after her mother’s discharge from that institution on or about June 15, 1981.
When the mother visited the hospital nursery…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Becker v. SchwartzNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Tobin v. GrossmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- Johnson v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Battalla v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
- De Angelis v. Lutheran Medical CenterNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
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3Cited by3 opinions
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