GONZALEZ v. NY CITY HOUS AUTH


77 N.Y.2d 663 (1991)

Marta Gonzalez, Individually and as Administratrix of The Estate of Maria Freire, Deceased, Respondent, v. New York City Housing Authority, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 25, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig P. Murphy, Raymond T. Munsell and Richard Paul Stone for appellant.

Brian J. Shoot and Gary S. Ehrlich for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, ALEXANDER, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur.


KAYE, J.

Plaintiffs — the two grown grandchildren of a woman murdered in an apartment leased from defendant, New York City Housing Authority — were awarded damages for their grandmother's wrongful death, and for her conscious pain and suffering. Contesting neither liability nor the dollar amount of the award, defendant challenges the availability of wrongful death damages on the ground that plaintiffs...

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