Legal Opinion
Hendriksen v. Roosevelt Hospital
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 19, 1969No. 66 Civ. 102PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COOPER, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Leah K. Hendriksen, seeks to recover damages, inter alia, for wrongful retention on autopsy of the internal organs and viscera of her deceased sister, W. Eloise Hendriksen. Plaintiff is the sole surviving next of kin of said decedent. Jurisdiction vests in this Court by reason of the diversity of citizenship of the parties. See 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a) (1).
While the requisite jurisdictional amount is present, the Court notes that plaintiff, an attorney at law, brought this action not with a view to material gain (although this would in no wise affect our…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Bing v. ThunigNew York Court of Appeals · 1957
- Darcy v. . Presbyterian HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Grawunder v. Beth Israel Hospital Ass'nAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1934
- Hassard v. LehaneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1911
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Scarpaci v. Milwaukee CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
- Kohn v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1984
- Andre Shipley v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 2015
- Shipley v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- Bambrick v. Booth Memorial Medical CenterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
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