Case Name: Max Goldberg, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Craig D. Goldberg, Deceased, Appellant, v. Camp Mikan-Recro et al., Respondents
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1977-10-04
Citations: 42 N.Y.2d 1029
Docket Number: 
Parties: Max Goldberg, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Craig D. Goldberg, Deceased, Appellant, v Camp Mikan-Recro et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 42
Pages: 1029–1030

Head Matter:
Max Goldberg, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Craig D. Goldberg, Deceased, Appellant, v Camp Mikan-Recro et al., Respondents.
Argued August 29, 1977;
decided October 4, 1977
Arthur N. Seiff for appellant.
Steven Di Joseph, Thomas R. Newman and Barry G. Saretsky for respondents.

Opinion:
Memorandum. Order affirmed. In this case, as distinguished from Vastola v Maer (39 NY2d 1019) and Caffaro v Trayna (35 NY2d 245), the original suit was not brought by one with the capacity to sue for the infant's personal injuries, the infant then being deceased and no personal representative of his estate having been appointed. Accordingly, when the personal representative was appointed and the "second amended" summons served, both subsequent to the expiration of the Statute of Limitations, there was no pre-existing action to which it could "relate back" (see CPLR 203, subd [e]; Vastola v Maer, supra; Caffaro v Trayna, supra).
Chief Judge Breitel and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Cooke concur.
Order affirmed, with costs, in a memorandum.