Case Name: Grace M. Hnat, as Limited Administratrix of the Estate of John J. Hnat, Deceased, Appellant, v. Nyack Hospital, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1974-02-14
Citations: 33 N.Y.2d 985
Docket Number: 
Parties: Grace M. Hnat, as Limited Administratrix of the Estate of John J. Hnat, Deceased, Appellant, v. Nyack Hospital, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 33
Pages: 985–987

Head Matter:
Grace M. Hnat, as Limited Administratrix of the Estate of John J. Hnat, Deceased, Appellant, v. Nyack Hospital, Respondent.
Submitted January 7, 1974;
decided February 14, 1974.
Henry V. Stebbins for appellant.
Richard J. Burhe and John E. Morris for respondent.

Opinion:
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, without costs. We agree with the trial court and majority at the Appellate Division that the plaintiff failed to prove a prima facie cáse of negligence against the hospital since there is no evidence upon which the jury could find that, in the circumstances here present, the hospital's treatment of the patient was not in accord with the standard practice of hospitals. It was not reasonably foreseeable that the patient would suddenly become violent, climb out of bed and attempt to leave the hospital.