Legal Opinion
John J. Marchica v. Long Island Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 29, 1994No. 773, Docket 93-7521PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARD AMONE, Circuit Judge:
Certain words when directed at a person deliver such a dread message as to strike terror in that person’s heart. AIDS, a modern word, less than 20 years old, is accompanied by many myths and misconceptions; it also carries with it in the public’s mind such an image of inevitable death as to bring home that terror. After John J. Marchica’s hand was stuck by a discarded hypodermic needle with blood in its syringe, he feared he would develop Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). This fear was exacerbated by the fact that Marchica could not determine who had used…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Urie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Dillon v. LeggCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Gallick v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Consolidated Rail Corporation v. GottshallSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
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3Cited by51 opinions
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- K.A.C. v. BensonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1995
- Floyd Robinson v. Thomas PageCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
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