MARTIN v. PERTH AMBOY GENERAL HOSPITAL, ET AL.


104 N.J. Super. 335 (1969)

250 A.2d 40

FRANK MARTIN, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. PERTH AMBOY GENERAL HOSPITAL, A CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, E. VIRGINIA DZURINA AND SOKOL KANGSOBHIA, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS AND CROSS-RESPONDENTS, AND RALPH LEV, M.D., DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided February 5, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Raymond M. Tierney, Jr. argued the cause for appellant Ralph Lev (Messrs. Shanley & Fisher, attorneys; Mr. John F. Lynch, Jr. and Mr. A. Dennis Terrell, on the brief).

Mr. Oscar F. Laurie argued the cause for appellants and cross-respondents Perth Amboy General Hospital, E. Virginia Dzurina and Sokol Kangsobhia (Messrs. Lieb and Teich, attorneys; Mr. Aaron Dines, of counsel).

Mr. Alfred A. Levinson argued the cause for respondent (Messrs. Jacob, Alfred and Richard Levinson, attorneys).

Before Judges GOLDMANN, KOLOVSKY and CARTON.


The opinion of the court was delivered by KOLOVSKY, J.A.D.

On December 15, 1964, at the Perth Amboy General Hospital (hospital), Dr. Lev, a cardiovascular surgeon, operated on plaintiff Frank Martin to remove an obstruction in his abdominal aorta. Following plaintiff's discharge from the hospital on December 28, 1964 he visited Dr. Lev on two occasions and was told that the increasing pain in his abdomen about which he complained was to be expected and would pass...

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