Legal Opinion
Sheldon v. PHH Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 2, 1998No. Nos. 606, 607, Dockets 97-7453, 97-7385PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACOBS, Circuit Judge:
The Stamm family, residents of New York, were in a collision while on a car trip to Michigan in 1985. Mr. Stamm was driving; Mrs. Stamm was critically injured. The accident was caused by another driver, who was driving a car leased from We Try Harder, Inc. (“WTH”). In 1986, the parents sued WTH in New York State Supreme Court, and reached a settlement of their claims. Ten years afterward, the two Stamm children (who are still minors) commenced the present litigation, through Peter Sheldon as conservator of their estate (hereinafter “plaintiffs”), asserting claims for…
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