JOHNSON v. SNIFFEN


265 A.D.2d 304 (1999)

696 N.Y.S.2d 211

BEVERLYN JOHNSON et al., Appellants, v. CHARLES P. SNIFFEN, Respondent.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

Decided October 4, 1999.


Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

A plaintiff in an action to recover damages for wrongful death "is not held to as high a degree of proof of the cause of action as where an injured plaintiff can himself describe the occurrence" (Noseworthy v City of New York, 298 N.Y. 76, 80; Scheer v City of New York, 211 A.D.2d 778; Oginski v Rosenberg, 115 A.D.2d 463). However...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases