ANGELIS v. LUTHERAN MED. CTR.


58 N.Y.2d 1053 (1983)

Barbara De Angelis, Individually and as Natural Guardian of Deirdre De Angelis and Others, Infants, Appellant, v. Lutheran Medical Center et al., Respondents, et al., Defendants. M. Philip Amodeo, as Administrator of The Estate of Yves Le Henaff, Deceased, et al., Appellants, v. Thomas N. Precious et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided March 29, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith V. La Rose, William J. Stutman and Donald D. Brown, Jr., for appellants.

Roger P. McTiernan, Frank E. Maher and Katherine Hargas for Lutheran Medical Center and another, respondents.

B. Jennifer Jaffee and Steven B. Prystowsky for Thomas N. Precious and others, respondents.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG, MEYER and SIMONS concur.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division in each of these appeals should be affirmed, with costs.

In each case, a child seeks recovery in a derivative action for loss of consortium against an alleged tort-feasor who inflicted disabling injuries on one of the child's parents. Such actions, however real the loss incurred, were not recognized at common law and we find...

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