Legal Opinion
Colavito v. New York Organ Donor Network, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 14, 2006PublishedCited by 248 opinions
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1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Rosenblatt, J.
The case before us involves the purported gift of a kidney to plaintiff. * He asserts, that as the specified donee of the organ, he acquired a property right in it, giving rise to claims against defendants for delivering it to someone else. Plaintiff brought suit in federal court, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has certified questions to us relating to whether he has rights that would support his common-law conversion action or a statutory claim under Public Health Law articles 43 and 43-A.
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2Cases cited22 opinions
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