New York Court of Appeals
Josephine Flanagan, Appellant v. Mount Eden General Hospital, Respondents
April 17, 196924 N.Y.2d 427
Summary
The Court held that in a foreign‑object medical‑malpractice case the statute of limitations does not begin to run until the patient could reasonably have discovered the negligence. Accordingly, the defendants' motions to dismiss were denied and the case was remanded for further proceedings.