Legal Opinion
Alvez v. American Export Lines, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 3, 1979PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jasen, J.
To be resolved on this appeal is the question whether the wife of an injured harbor worker may seek recovery for loss of consortium occasioned by her husband’s injury.
Respondent, while working as a ship’s lasher aboard appellant’s1 vessel, the "Export Builder”, was injured within the *637territorial waters of this State when struck by the handle of an allegedly defective tension jack, resulting in the enucleation of his right eye. After commencing this action, respondent moved to amend his complaint to add his spouse as a party plaintiff in an action for loss of…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Local 174, Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers v. Lucas Flour Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- The HarrisburgSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Sea-Land Services, Inc. v. GaudetSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by33 opinions
- American Export Lines, Inc. v. AlvezSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- People v. KanNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
- Flanagan v. Prudential-Bache Securities, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Obbie Mallard and Daisy Mallard, His Wife v. Aluminum Company of Canada, Ltd., Obbie Mallard, Daisy Mallard, His Wife v. The M/v "Germundo", a Finnish Flag Vessel, Her Engine, Tackle and Appurtenances, Etc. In Rem Rederiaktiebolaget Gustaf Erikson and Consolidated-Bathurst Limited, in Personam, Defendants- Obbie Mallard and Daisy Mallard, His Wife v. The M/v "Germundo," Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Lippes v. Atlantic BankAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
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