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Johnson v. Douglas

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Dec 3, 2001
289 A.D.2d 202 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001)

Opinion

2001-03196

Submitted November 16, 2001

December 3, 2001.

In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for emotional distress, the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Jonas, J.), dated March 12, 2001, which granted those branches of the defendant's motion pursuant to CPLR 3211(a)(7) which were to dismiss the second, third, fifth, sixth, and seventh causes of action.

Robert P. Johnson, Bellmore, N.Y., appellant pro se, and for appellant Deborah Johnson.

Russo, Apoznanski Hellreich, Woodbury, N.Y. (John A. Asta of counsel), for respondent.

Before: CORNELIUS J. O'BRIEN, J.P., ANITA R. FLORIO, ROBERT W. SCHMIDT, NANCY E. SMITH, JJ.


DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the order is affirmed, with costs.

It is well established that a pet owner in New York cannot recover damages for emotional distress caused by the negligent killing of a dog (see, Gluckman v. American Airlines, Inc., 844 F. Supp. 151; Jason v. Parks, 224 A.D.2d 494; Fowler v. Town of Ticonderoga, 131 A.D.2d 919; Young v. Delta Air Lines, 78 A.D.2d 616).

O'BRIEN, J.P., FLORIO, SCHMIDT and SMITH, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Johnson v. Douglas

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Dec 3, 2001
289 A.D.2d 202 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001)
Case details for

Johnson v. Douglas

Case Details

Full title:ROBERT P. JOHNSON, ET AL., appellants, v. CECILLE F. DOUGLAS, respondent

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Dec 3, 2001

Citations

289 A.D.2d 202 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001)
734 N.Y.S.2d 847

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