Tobin v. Grossman

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1969-04-24

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Keating, J. (dissenting). The majority opinion effectively demolishes every legalism and every policy argument which would deny recovery to a mother who sustains mental and physical injuries caused by fear or shock, upon learning that her child has been killed or injured in an accident. It has shown that every element necessary to build a case for tortious liability in negligence is here present. There is an important interest wo…

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