CORNISH v. DE PALMA


210 A.D.2d 35 (1994)

618 N.Y.S.2d 819

William Cornish, Respondent, v. Nicholas De Palma, Appellant, et al., Defendants

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

December 6, 1994


It is not disputed that during the time that plaintiff was staying at defendant New Rochelle Hospital Medical Center, he developed severe bedsores that caused him much pain and necessitated surgery. He and his sister have both furnished affidavits that, notwithstanding the entries on the hospital records, the treatment regimen ordered by the attending physician, defendant doctor, was not followed. Since the ultimate responsibility for a patient's treatment is borne by his...

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