ALIFIERIS v. AM. AIRLINES


63 N.Y.2d 370 (1984)

Panos Alifieris et al., Respondents, v. American Airlines, Inc., Defendant, and Don Cooper et al., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 20, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Reilly and Leonard J. Meiselman for appellants.

Frank V. Floriani, Harry H. Lipsig and Pamela Anagnos Liapakis for respondents.

Martin Bradley Ashare, County Attorney (V. Anthony Maggipinto of counsel), for County of Suffolk, intervenor.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JONES, WACHTLER, MEYER and KAYE concur with Judge SIMONS; Judge JASEN dissents and votes to affirm for reasons stated in the opinion by Justice Guy J. Mangano at the Appellate Division ().


SIMONS, J.

Plaintiff Panos Alifieris was injured at JFK International Airport during the course of his employment with third-party defendant Olympic Airlines, allegedly as the result of the tortious conduct of defendant Mary Cooper, an employee of defendant American Airlines, Inc., and her husband, defendant Don Cooper. Alifieris and his wife sued defendants, claiming that Don Cooper had intentionally assaulted...

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