Case Name: Linky Louison et al., Appellants, v. St. Mary's Hospital of Brooklyn, Also Known as Catholic Medical Center Physician Hospital Organization, Inc., et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2004-10-12
Citations: 11 A.D.3d 518
Docket Number: 
Parties: Linky Louison et al., Appellants, v St. Mary’s Hospital of Brooklyn, Also Known as Catholic Medical Center Physician Hospital Organization, Inc., et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 11
Pages: 518–518

Head Matter:
Linky Louison et al., Appellants, v St. Mary’s Hospital of Brooklyn, Also Known as Catholic Medical Center Physician Hospital Organization, Inc., et al., Respondents.
[782 NYS2d 649]

Opinion:
In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for medical malpractice, the plaintiffs appeal, as limited by their brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Rings County (Levine, J.), dated January 23, 2004, as denied their motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability.
Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
The plaintiffs moved for summary judgment on the basis of the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur. This doctrine may not be used as the basis for granting summary judgment in favor of a plaintiff on the issue of liability (see Martinez v City of New York, 292 AD2d 349 [2002]; Capolongo v Giant Carpet, 292 AD2d 331 [2002]; Vaynberg v Provident Operating Corp., 269 AD2d 442 [2000]; Feuer v HASC Summer Program, 247 AD2d 429 [1998]). Accordingly, the Supreme Court correctly denied their motion. Smith, J.P., Crane, Cozier and Lifson, JJ., concur.