Legal Opinion
General Accident Insurance v. Black & Decker (U. S.) Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 12, 1999PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs and motion denied. Memorandum: Supreme Court erred in granting plaintiffs’ motion for leave to amend the complaint to assert causes of action for negligent infliction of emotional distress on behalf of the children of plaintiffs Thomas McNulty and Nancy McNulty. Plaintiffs commenced this action for money damages sustained as a result of a house fire allegedly caused by a defective toaster oven manufactured by defendant. The children watched the fire from across the street and were never in any physical danger. There is no cause of action…
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