Julia Pizzaro, Plaintiff, and Maricela Castro, Respondent, v. 421 Port Associates et al., Defendants, and Millar Elevator Industries, Inc., Appellant.

"The Decapitating Elevator"

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

An elevator malfunctions, decapitating one of the passengers. The head landed near the feet of the plaintiff, who was also a passenger of the elevator.

New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division

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

2002-03-21

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