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ROSEBERRY v. STARKOVICH

No. 7272.

387 P.2d 321 (1963)

73 N.M. 211

Sarah ROSEBERRY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. W. A. STARKOVICH, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

November 25, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dolan & Clear, Warren F. Reynolds, Albuquerque, for appellant.

Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, James C. Ritchie, Joseph J. Mullins, Albuquerque, for appellee.

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...

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