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ALQUIJAY v. ST. LUKE'S-ROOSEVELT HOSP. CTR.

63 N.Y.2d 978 (1984)

Lydia R. Alquijay, an Infant, by Her Parents and Natural Guardians, Josefina Z. Alquijay and Salome Alquijay, et al., Appellants, v. St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 13, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Geraldine J. Gould for appellants.

Howard R. Cohen for St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, respondent.

Norman Bard and Lawrence Kanterman for Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, SIMONS and KAYE concur; Judge MEYER taking no part.

MEMORANDUM.

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

This appeal presents the question whether plaintiff, an infant born with Down's Syndrome, can recover from defendant hospitals the extraordinary expenses she will incur for special care and services upon reaching majority. The basis for her claim is that defendants negligently performed an amniocentesis test on her mother during pregnancy...

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