Legal Opinion
Millington v. Southeastern Elevator Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 2, 1968PublishedCited by 178 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKeating, J.
In 1965, Cyril H. Millington, the husband of the plaintiff, Pauline Millington, was 37 years old. He became completely paralyzed from his waist down as a result of an elevator accident. His wife has brought this action for loss of consortium basing her claim on the fact that her husband will spend the rest of his life as an invalid. She further alleges that this has caused a radical change in their marriage and that this circumstance was due to the defendants’ negligence, breach of warranty and statutory violations.
Defendants moved to dismiss the complaint on the ground of legal…
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