Hill v. St. Clare's Hospital

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1986-02-19

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OPINION OF THE COURT Meyer, J. Involved in this appeal are questions of vicarious liability of a physician operating a clinic and of the effect with respect to a successive tort-feasor of a release given to the original tort-feasor. As to the first, we conclude that a physician who owns a medical clinic which is held out to the public as offering medical services may be held vicariously liable for the malpr…

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