Legal Opinion
Kotsiris v. Ling
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided February 20, 1970PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CULLEN, Commissioner.
Andrew Kotsiris asserted a claim against George Ling for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by Kotsiris as the result of Ling’s negligence. The claim was settled. Shortly thereafter Mrs. Kotsiris brought the instant action against Ling, seeking to recover damages for loss of consortium. Relying upon Baird v. Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific R. Co., Ky., 368 S.W.2d 172, the circuit court dismissed the action, on the ground that under Kentucky law a wife has no cause of action for loss of consortium of her husband. Mrs. Kotsiris has…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hitaffer v. Argonne Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- Deems v. Western Maryland Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1967
- Haney v. City of LexingtonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1964
- Hoekstra v. HelgelandSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1959
- Brown v. GosserCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1953
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3Cited by50 opinions
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- Rigdon Ex Rel. Rigdon v. RigdonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971
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