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.