Legal Opinion
Lehman v. Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 6, 1978PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Harry T. Nusbaum, J.
The plaintiff executrix has moved for an order permitting her to amend her complaint in this wrongful death case, to add a cause of action for loss of consortium. The questions presented are whether the law allows or should allow recovery for "loss of services and society” in a wrongful death action, and if such claim is allowable, whether this particular plaintiff should, in the court’s discretion, be permitted to amend her complaint more than three years after issue has been joined.
The alleged facts and procedural history of this case are briefly as…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Sea-Land Services, Inc. v. GaudetSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Millington v. Southeastern Elevator Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1968
- Montgomery v. StephanMichigan Supreme Court · 1960
- Tilley v. . the Hudson River Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1862
- Tilley v. . the H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1864
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Liff v. SchildkroutNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Ventura v. Consolidated Edison Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
- Robinson v. ShapiroDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1980
- Walkes v. WalkesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1979
- Robert v. Ford Motor Co.New York Supreme Court · 1979
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