Legal Opinion
Joseph Belliveau, Sr., and Rosemary Belliveau v. Christopher Stevenson
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 12, 1997No. 1227, Docket 96-9180PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Circuit Judge:
The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether or not Connecticut law recognizes a parent’s claim for postmortem loss of filial consortium resulting from the wrongful death of a child. For the following reasons, we agree with the district court that Connecticut law recognizes no such cause of action, and we affirm.
BACKGROUND
Joseph Belliveau, Jr. (“Joseph”) committed suicide on January 5, 1994. At the time of his death, he was a twenty-two year old college student and veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He was also the roommate of the defendant, Christopher…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Foran v. CarangeloSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1966
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