FERNANDEZ v. BARUCH


96 N.J. Super. 125 (1967)

232 A.2d 661

LAURA FERNANDEZ, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS GUARDIAN AD LITEM, ETC., PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. RUDOLF J. BARUCH AND JOSEPH JUDD, JR., DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided July 13, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. H. Curtis Meanor argued the cause for appellant Joseph Judd, Jr. (Messrs. Lamb, Blake, Hutchinson & Dunne, attorneys).

Mr. Nicholas English argued the cause for appellant Rudolf J. Baruch (Messrs. McCarter & English, attorneys, Mr. Merritt Lane, Jr., of counsel, Mr. Franklin M. Sachs, on the brief).

Mr. Leslie S. Kohn argued the cause for respondent.

Before Judges CONFORD, FOLEY and LEONARD.


The opinion of the court was delivered by LEONARD, J.A.D.

This is a wrongful death action wherein the widow Laura Fernandez (plaintiff herein) seeks recovery as administratrix ad prosequendum for the suicidal death of her husband Pedro Fernandez (decedent) which she alleges was due to the malpractice of defendant psychiatrists. Defendants Rudolf J. Baruch and Joseph Judd appeal from a judgment in the amount of $35,000 entered against them following a jury trial...

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