Legal Opinion
Pelnick v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided September 23, 1988No. Claim No. 68987PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Leonard Silverman, J.
On May 17, 1983, Allan Pelnick died from acute meningococcal meningitis (hereinafter meningitis) at University Hospital of SUNY at Stony Brook. Claimant was appointed administratrix of the decedent’s estate on January 4, 1984. She served the claim on February 7, 1984 and filed it on February 8, 1984. Mrs. Pelnick served and filed an amended claim pursuant to our order filed March 3, 1987. The original and amended claims both seek damages for wrongful death, pain and suffering and loss of earnings, services and parental guidance.
The State, conceding…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Cohen v. Pearl River Union Free School DistrictNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Caffaro v. TraynaNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Claim of Welch v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- Antoine v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1980
- Jones v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Kaplan v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Pelnick v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- Sinacore v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1998
- Barrett v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1989