Gautieri v. New Rochelle Hospital Ass'n
| Decision Date | 07 October 1957 |
| Parties | Gabriela GAUTIERI, Respondent, v. The NEW ROCHELLE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, Appellant. |
| Court | New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division |
Donald J. Fager, Staten Island, for appellant.
Samuel J. Kalmanson, New Rochelle, for respondent.
Before NOLAN, P. J., and WENZEL, BELDOCK, UGHETTA and KLEINFELD, JJ.
MEMORANDUM BY THE COURT.
The single cause of action states that respondent entered into a contract in connection with entering appellant's hospital for surgery, and agreed to pay appellant for the use of its facilities, together with necessary, competent and capable help and nurses; that appellant was under a duty to use care in the choice of said help and nurses but breached that duty, and that appellant's said breach of duty caused respondent's damages. The appeal is from an order denying a motion to dismiss the complaint on the ground that the cause of action did not accrue within the time limited by law for the commencement of an action thereon (Rules of Civil Practice, rule 107, subd. 5).
Order reversed, with $10 costs and disbursements, and motion granted, without costs.
It is immaterial whether the action be regarded as ex contractu or ex delicto. Since appellant's common-law duty and its implied contractual obligation were one and the same, 'the suit, however labeled, is one in negligence, at least for time limitation purposes' (Blessington v. McCrory Stores Corp., 305 N.Y. 140, 147-148, 111 N.E.2d 421, 423, 37 A.L.R.2d 698; Webber v. Herkimer & Mohawk St. R. Co., 109 N.Y. 311, 16 N.E. 358; Hermes v. Westchester Racing Ass'n, 213 App.Div. 147, 210 N.Y.S. 114; Loehr v. East Side Omnibus Corp., 259 App.Div. 200, 18 N.Y.S.2d 529, affirmed 287 N.Y. 670, 39 N.E.2d 290). Accordingly, the three-year period of limitation (Civil Practice Act, § 49, subd. 6) applies.
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