Chief Judge Fuld. The principal question posed is whether there is a right of recovery under this State’s wrongful death statute (EPTL 5^4.1 [formerly Decedent Estate Law, § 130]) by the personal representative of a stillborn foetus which died as a result of injuries received while en ventre sa mere. The plaintiff, Janice Endresz, seven months pregnant, was injured in an automobile accident in the win…
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