Case Name: Anthony Betro, Jr., an Infant, by His Mother and Natural Guardian, Patricia Betro, et al., Plaintiffs, v. GAC International, Inc., Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff-Respondent. P. Cain, Third-Party Defendant-Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1990-02-13
Citations: 158 A.D.2d 498
Docket Number: 
Parties: Anthony Betro, Jr., an Infant, by His Mother and Natural Guardian, Patricia Betro, et al., Plaintiffs, v GAC International, Inc., Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff-Respondent. P. Cain, Third-Party Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 158
Pages: 498–499

Head Matter:
(February 13, 1990)
Anthony Betro, Jr., an Infant, by His Mother and Natural Guardian, Patricia Betro, et al., Plaintiffs, v GAC International, Inc., Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff-Respondent. P. Cain, Third-Party Defendant-Appellant.

Opinion:
We agree with the third-party defendant orthodontist Dr. Cain that the third-party plaintiff, who distributed the dental device which allegedly caused the infant plaintiff's injury, has failed to come forward with evidentiary facts which show that a triable issue exists as to the allegations of negligence on the part of Dr. Cain (see, Zuckerman v City of New York, 49 NY2d 557). The record does not indicate that Dr. Cain was negligent in prescribing the night brace distributed by the third-party plaintiff. Nor could Dr. Cain be held liable under a theory of breach of warranty or products liability. The prescription of the night brace did not constitute a "sale" of the device which is required in order to state a cause of action sounding in products liability and breach of warranty, but was merely a procedure incidental to medical treatment (see, Perlmutter v Beth David Hosp., 308 NY 100; Goldfarb v Teitelbaum, 149 AD2d 566). Brown, J. P., Rubin, Hooper and Harwood, JJ., concur.