Holden v. Alexander
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtLatham, J.
In this action for damages for the wrongful death and pain and .suffering of the plaintiff’s intestate, the plaintiff administrator appeals from an order of the Special Term in Orange County which granted a motion by defendant Charlotte Alexander to dismiss the first cause of action, for wrongful death, on the ground that the complaint fails to state a cause of action. The principal issue, which appears to be one of first impression for an appellate tribunal in this jurisdiction, is whether a putative father of an illegitimate daughter who died intestate may maintain an action for the child’s…
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