Palka v. Servicemaster Management Services Corp.

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1994-05-05

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OPINION OF THE COURT Bellacosa, J. Plaintiff-appellant Palka, a registered nurse employed by Ellis Hospital in the City of Schenectady, was injured in 1987 while performing her nursing duties. An oscillating wall-mounted fan fell on her from its wooden mount as she attended to a patient. The nurse’s negligence…

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