Legal Opinion
Roseberry v. Starkovich
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided November 25, 1963No. 7272PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOISE, Justice.
May a married woman recover damages for her loss of consortium resulting from the negligent injury to her husband by another ?
In order that' the meaning of the term “consortium” be understood, and because there has been a great deal of misunderstanding concerning it, we state the definition given in Black’s Law Dictionary (4th Ed.):
“Conjugal fellowship of husband and wife, and the right of each to the company, co-operation, affection and aid of the other in every conjugal relation.”
At the outset we would point out that the question is one of first impression in New Mexico. In…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Dini v. NaiditchIllinois Supreme Court · 1960
- Hitaffer v. Argonne Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- Montgomery v. StephanMichigan Supreme Court · 1960
- Acuff v. SchmitSupreme Court of Iowa · 1956
- Novak v. Kansas City Transit, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1963
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Rodriguez v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.California Supreme Court · 1974
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- Deems v. Western Maryland Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1967
- Moran v. Quality Aluminum Casting Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1967
- Thill v. Modern Erecting Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1969
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