Opinion · New York Court of Appeals
Kallenberg v. Beth Israel Hospital
Kallenberg v. Beth Isr. Hosp., 37 N.Y.2d 719 (New York Court of Appeals 1975)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- New York Court of Appeals
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Date
- 1975-06-24
- Topic
- international-arbitration
How later courts describe this case
- proximate cause is a jury question where evidence indicates that the patient had a twenty to forty percent chance of survival with proper treatment
- wrongful death recovery permitted where decedent had 20 to 40% chance of survival if medicated promptly
Citator
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- Cited by
- 57 opinions
Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.
Concur: Chief Judge Breitel and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Cooke.