Estelle Johnson, as Executrix of Nellie Johnson, Deceased, Claimant, and Fleeter Thorpe, Appellant v. State of New…

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division, holding that a state hospital owes a duty to a patient’s daughter to provide accurate information about the patient’s death, and that negligent misinformation causing emotional distress is recoverable. The court remanded for further fact‑finding on damages.