Torts!

Resource 15 . 1 . 3

3 minutes

Pizarro v. 421 Port Associates : "The Decapitating Elevator"

Jonathan Zittrain,

Jordi Weinstock

Should plaintiffs be allowed to recover for the emotional distress they feel when they witness a nearby stranger getting hurt?

New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division

292 A.D.2d 259, 739 N.Y.S.2d 152

2002-03-21

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