Legal Opinion
Langan v. St. Vincent's Hospital
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 10, 2003PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
John P. Dunne, J.
In this action for wrongful death and medical malpractice, the limited issue presented on the motion and cross motion is whether, under principles of full faith and credit or comity, *441plaintiff John Langan’s legal status as a spouse of Neal Spice-handler in a civil union solemnized in the State of Vermont, which union is sanctioned and affords all benefits and obligations of marriage under the laws of Vermont, entitles him to recognition as a “spouse” under New York’s wrongful death statute. Plaintiff does not raise any derivative claim for loss of…
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