CRANE v. LONG ISLAND COLL. HOSP.


43 N.Y.2d 984 (1978)

Foelly Crane, Individually and as Administrator of The Estate of Rita Crane, Deceased, Respondent, v. Long Island College Hospital et al., Appellants, et al., Defendants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided March 21, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph D. Ahearn for Long Island College Hospital, appellant.

Arthur Seiff and Anthony L. Schiavetti for Lucy S. Warren, as executrix of Robert F. Warren, deceased, appellant.

Samuel J. Sussman for respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and COOKE concur in memorandum.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.

In determining whether the plaintiff established a prima facie case of negligence against the defendants, testimony offered at the trial should be considered in the light most beneficial to plaintiff, alllowing every favorable inference which can reasonably be drawn from such testimony. (Sagorsky v Malyon, 307 N.Y...

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