Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Douglas
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 3, 2001PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for emotional distress, the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Jonas, J.), dated March 12, 2001, which granted those branches of the defendant’s motion pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (7) which were to dismiss the second, third, fifth, sixth, and seventh causes of action.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
It is well established that a pet owner in New York cannot recover damages for emotional distress caused by the negligent killing of a dog (see, Gluckman v American Airlines, 844 F Supp 151; Jason v Parks,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Fowler v. Town of TiconderogaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- Gluckman v. American Airlines, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1994
- Jason v. ParksAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Young v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
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