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SCHMERTZ v. MATTEO

148 Misc.2d 491 (1990)

Phyllis K. Schmertz, Plaintiff, v. Richard S. Matteo et al., Defendants. Rachel Turner, as Administratrix of The Estate of George Thompson, Deceased, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Dresser Industries, Inc., et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court, New York County.

June 6, 1990

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kramer, Dillof, Tessel, Duffy & Moore (Thomas Moore of counsel), for Phyllis K. Schmertz, plaintiff. Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach for Presbyterian Hospital, defendant. Bower & Gardner for Richard S. Matteo, defendant. Sullivan & Liapakis, P. C., for Rachel Turner and others, plaintiffs. Mudge Rose Guthrie Alexander & Ferdon for Dresser Industries, Inc., defendant. Peter L. Zimroth, Corporation Counsel (Ernest Cavallo of counsel), for City of New York.

IRA GAMMERMAN, J.

In these two actions, in part, seeking damages for wrongful death, defendants argued that no preverdict interest should be allowed with respect to the awards for future damages.

In Schmertz an award of $4,000,000 was made to compensate the decedent's widow and three children for loss of inheritance. In Turner awards of $369,564 and $830,203 were made to the widows and...

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