Holdampf v. A.C. & S., Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Gonzalez, J.
This appeal involves the question of whether defendant owed a duty of care to a specific plaintiff who claims to have suffered foreseeable injuries as a result of defendant’s negligent acts or omissions. Specifically, we must decide whether defendant Port Authority may be liable to plaintiff wife for serious injuries allegedly resulting from her second-hand exposure to asbestos while laundering her husband’s asbestos-contaminated work clothes during the 30-year period he was employed by the Port Authority.
Applying well-established principles of common-law…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Alvarez v. Prospect HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Winegrad v. New York University Medical CenterNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Leon v. MartinezNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Guggenheimer v. GinzburgNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
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