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CLOHESSY v. BACHELOR

(15188)

237 Conn. 31 (1996)

MARY A. CLOHESSY ET AL. v. KENNETH L. BACHELOR ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released May 21, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert I. Reardon, Jr., with whom were Lily Nagardeolekar and, on the brief, Maryann Diaz, for the appellants (plaintiffs).

Francis D. Paola, Jr., with whom, on the brief, was Timothy G. Zych, for the appellees (defendants).

Joram Hirsch and Jeffrey S. Wildstein filed a brief for the Connecticut Trial Lawyers' Association as amicus curiae.

Peters, C. J., and Callahan, Borden, Berdon, Norcott, Katz and Palmer, Js.

BERDON, J.

In this appeal we must determine whether a parent and a sibling can recover damages for the emotional anguish they sustained by witnessing the parent's other young child being fatally injured as a result of an accident caused by the negligence of the defendant. We conclude that, because certain conditions have been satisfied, both the parent and the sibling of the tort victim may recover damages for the negligent infliction of emotional distress.

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