Legal Opinion
Parilis v. Feinstein
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 29, 1980PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.
In this negligence action to recover damages stemming from the death of decedent, a 12-year-old boy, plaintiff was awarded $50,000 for wrongful death and $25,000 for conscious pain and suffering, the latter amount having been reduced to $15,000 upon stipulation. On this appeal, defendant maintains that, as a matter of law, the jury was required to be instructed that plaintiff was limited to recovering nominal damages on the wrongful death cause of action. The amount of the wrongful death award is…
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