Order unanimously reversed on the law with costs, motion denied and verdict reinstated.
Memorandum:
A nurse employed by defendant amputated nearly one third of the index finger of plaintiffs' one-month-old daughter while cutting an intravenous tube with a pair of scissors. Surgery was performed to reattach the amputated portion. The reattachment was unsuccessful and, about a week later, the amputated portion was removed.
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