WESTERN UNION TEL. CO. v. COCHRAN


302 N.Y. 545 (1951)

Western Union Telegraph Company, Appellant, v. Gladys E. Cochran, as Administratrix of The Estate of Alfred S. Cochran, Deceased, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 11, 1951


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank L. Wiswall, John H. Waters and Dunton F. Tynan for appellant.

William E. J. Connor, Harold A. Jerry, Clyde A. Lewis and Robert J. Feinberg for respondent.

LEWIS, CONWAY, DESMOND, DYE, FULD and FROESSEL, JJ., concur.


LOUGHRAN, Ch. J.

This is an action in equity for an injunction against further prosecution of an action at law and for additional equitable relief.

In the law action: The plaintiff is Gladys Elizabeth Cochran. As administratrix of her deceased husband, she sues to recover damages for an asserted negligent act which allegedly caused him conscious pain and suffering and resulted in his death. The...

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