Legal Opinion
Ratka v. St. Francis Hospital
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 13, 1978PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Cooke, J.
Based on express legislative enactments and a considerable body of decisional law which has developed through the years, as well as sound public policy considerations, there is no choice but to apply the two-year Statute of Limitations incorporated into the statute creating wrongful death actions by the Legislature.
On May 6, 1972, Edward H. Ratka, after having undergone surgery, died at St. Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie. At the time of death his wife was 46 years of age and his eldest child, a daughter, was 22 years old. Also surviving were six infants, one of…
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