Legal Opinion
D'Amicol v. Alvarez Shipping Co.
Connecticut Superior Court
Decided September 20, 1973No. File 149900PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevine, J.
The defendants have filed a motion to correct the complaint by deleting two paragraphs. The motion requests that both paragraphs, which contain allegations of shock and fright to the mother and the father from witnessing the death of their young son, be deleted inasmuch as shock and fright are not recoverable items of damage under Connecticut law. The defendants cite Strazza v. McKittrick, 146 Conn. 714, 719, and Lessard v. Tarca, 20 Conn. Sup. 295. Both cases stand for the proposition that a person may not recover for injuries occasioned by fear of threatened harm or injury to the person or…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Dillon v. LeggCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Archibald v. BravermanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1969
- Hergenrether v. EastCalifornia Supreme Court · 1964
- McEvoy v. American Pool Corp.California Supreme Court · 1948
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Sinn v. BurdSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Portee v. JaffeeSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1980
- Mazzagatti v. Everingham by EveringhamSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Robertson v. LeMasterWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1983
- D'Ambra v. United StatesSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1975
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