Legal Opinion
Milbrandt v. A.P. Green Refractories Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 14, 1992PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*31OPINION OF THE COURT
Hancock, Jr., J.
EPTL 5-4.3 specifies that the measure of damages awarded in a wrongful death action should be the "fair and just compensation for the pecuniary injuries resulting from the decedent’s death to the persons for whose benefit the action is brought”. The section also provides that "[i]nterest upon the principal sum recovered by the plaintiff from the date of the decedent’s death shall be added to and be a part of the total sum awarded”.
In these appeals, defendants raise two issues of first impression pertaining to the addition of interest to the amounts awarded…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Zappone v. Home InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Village of HempsteadNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Parilis v. FeinsteinNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Sider v. . General Electric Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1924
- Long Island Pine Barrens Society, Inc. v. Planning Board of BrookhavenNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
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3Cited by46 opinions
- In Re BROOKLYN NAVY YARD ASBESTOS LITIGATION (Joint Eastern and Southern District Asbestos Litigation)Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- Rohring v. City of Niagara FallsNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- In re New York City Asbestos LitigationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- In Re New York Asbestos LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1994
- Rohring v. City of Niagara FallsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
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