Logan-Baldwin v. Morningstar, LOGAN-BALDWIN and L

• Decision Date: 18 November 1992
• Docket Number: LOGAN-BALDWIN and L,No. 1,1
• Citation: 592 N.Y.S.2d 291,187 A.D.2d 1023
• Parties: Emmelyneroy Baldwin, Individually and as Husband and Wife, Respondents, v. Elizabeth MORNINGSTAR, M.D., and Ruth Schwartz, M.D., Appellants. Appeal
• Court: New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division

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592 N.Y.S.2d 291

187 A.D.2d 1023

Emmelyn LOGAN-BALDWIN and Leroy Baldwin, Individually and as Husband and Wife, Respondents, v. Elizabeth MORNINGSTAR, M.D., and Ruth Schwartz, M.D.,

Appellants. Appeal No. 1

Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division,

Fourth Department.

November 18, 1992

Robert J. Hirsch, P.C. by Christopher Noone, Rochester, for appellants. Birnbaum, McDermott & Friedman, P.C. (Irwin Birnbaum, of counsel), Syracuse, for respondents.

Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, motion granted and complaint dismissed. Memorandum: The latest date upon which defendants treated plaintiff Emmelyn Logan-Baldwin was October 19, 1984, when defendant Dr. Morningstar examined plaintiff for the last time without scheduling a future appointment (see, Massie v. Crawford, 78 N.Y.2d 516, 577 N.Y.S.2d 223, 583 N.E.2d 935; Rizk v. Cohen, 73 N.Y.2d 98, 103, 538 N.Y.S.2d 229, 535 N.E.2d 282; Richardson v. Orentreich, 64 N.Y.2d 896, 898, 487 N.Y.S.2d 731, 477 N.E.2d 210; McDermott v. Torre, 56 N.Y.2d 399, 405, 452 N.Y.S.2d 351, 437 N.E.2d 1108). The evidence upon which plaintiffs rely to establish continuing treatment after that date is insufficient as a matter of law (see, Cooper v. Kaplan, 163 A.D.2d 215, 558 N.Y.S.2d 939, affd. 78 N.Y.2d 1103, 578 N.Y.S.2d 124, 585 N.E.2d 373; Parrott v. Rand, 126 A.D.2d 621, 511 N.Y.S.2d 57, lv. denied 69 N.Y.2d 611, 517 N.Y.S.2d 1026, 511 N.E.2d 85). Consequently, Supreme Court erred by denying defendants' motion to dismiss plaintiffs' complaint as time-barred. (Appeal from Order of Supreme Court, Monroe County, Affronti, J.-- Summary Judgment.)

CALLAHAN, J.P., and BOOMER, BALIO, FALLON and DOERR, JJ., concur.