Opinion · New York Court of Appeals

St. George v. State

St. George v. State, 308 N.Y. 681 (New York Court of Appeals 1954)

Type
Opinion
Court
New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction
New York
Date
1954-12-31
Topic
estate-planning

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  • doctors not legally responsible in damages for honest error of professional judgment, otherwise the result would be reluctance to release and the unnecessary confinement of person who would benefit by the release

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Cited by
51 opinions
308 N.Y. 681 (1954)

Yula P. St. George, as Administratrix of The Estate of Frank St. George, Deceased, Appellant,
v.
State of New York, Respondent. (Claim No. 30281.)

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Argued November 18, 1954. Decided December 31, 1954

John P. McGrath, Harry Ander, Harry H. Lipsig and Thomas F. McCoy for appellant.

Nathaniel L. Goldstein, Attorney-General (Henry S. Manley and Wendell P. Brown of counsel), for respondent.

Concur: LEWIS, Ch. J., CONWAY, DESMOND, DYE, FULD, FROESSEL and VAN VOORHIS, JJ.

Judgment affirmed; no opinion.