Legal Opinion
Cosgrove v. Beymer
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided July 12, 1965No. Civ. A. 2847PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEEL, District Judge.
This is an automobile accident case in which Howard Cosgrove claims damages for serious personal in j pry, Margaret Cosgrove, his wife, alleges loss of consortium and special damages, and Roberta Cosgrove, Howard’s twenty-six year old daughter, sues for damages for shock and mental anguish which she allegedly suffered as a result of defendant’s negligence.
The defendant has moved for summary judgment as to Roberta Cosgrove’s claim.
The sole question for decision is whether a daughter may recover for shock and mental anguish occasioned by witnessing, while herself in the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Klassa v. Milwaukee Gas Light Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1956
- Bowman v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1933
- Robb v. Pennsylvania Railroad CompanySupreme Court of Delaware · 1965
- Strazza v. McKittrickSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1959
- Monteleone v. Co-Operative Transit Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1945
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Mergenthaler v. Asbestos Corp. of AmericaSupreme Court of Delaware · 1984
- Schmeck v. City of ShawneeSupreme Court of Kansas · 1982
- Quill v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1985
- Summers v. Western Idaho Potato Processing Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1970
- Lloyd v. JeffersonDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1999
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