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Feldman v. New York City Health Hospitals Corp.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 23, 1982
439 N.E.2d 398 (N.Y. 1982)
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In Feldman, the plaintiff in the underlying personal injury action brought claims against the driver and owner of the vehicle involved in the automobile accident in which plaintiff was injured and against the doctor who treated (and aggravated) his injuries.

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Opinion

Argued June 10, 1982

Decided June 23, 1982

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department, IRVING S. ARONIN, J.

Thomas R. Newman and Louis G. Adolfsen for appellant.

Frederick A.O. Schwarz, Jr., Corporation Counsel ( Alfred Weinstein, Leonard Koerner and Stephen M. Clayton of counsel), for respondent.

Order reversed, with costs, and the order of Supreme Court, Kings County, reinstated for the reasons stated in the opinion of Justice IRVING S. ARONIN at Special Term ( 107 Misc.2d 145).

Concur: Chief Judge COOKE and Judges GABRIELLI, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER. Judges JASEN and JONES dissent and vote to affirm for the reasons stated in the opinion by former Justice SAMUEL RABIN at the Appellate Division ( 84 A.D.2d 166).

Summaries of

Feldman v. New York City Health Hospitals Corp.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 23, 1982
439 N.E.2d 398 (N.Y. 1982)

In Feldman, the plaintiff in the underlying personal injury action brought claims against the driver and owner of the vehicle involved in the automobile accident in which plaintiff was injured and against the doctor who treated (and aggravated) his injuries.

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In Feldman, the Court approved an agreement in which a stranger to the litigation loaned the main defendant the amount necessary to pay the plaintiff so that it could then seek contribution from the third-party defendant.

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In Feldman v New York City Health Hosps. Corp. (56 N.Y.2d 1011, supra) the Court of Appeals upheld the validity of postjudgment assignment agreements by reversing the Appellate Division and reinstating the order of the Supreme Court for the reasons stated in the opinion of Justice Irving S. Aronin (107 Misc.2d 145 [Sup Ct, Kings County 1981]).

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Feldman v. New York City Health Hospitals Corp.

Case Details

Full title:ROBERT FELDMAN, Appellant, v. NEW YORK CITY HEALTH HOSPITALS CORPORATION…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jun 23, 1982

Citations

439 N.E.2d 398 (N.Y. 1982)
439 N.E.2d 398
453 N.Y.S.2d 683

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