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POLIKOFF v. CALABRO

209 N.J. Super. 110 (1986)

506 A.2d 1285

BRAHAM POLIKOFF, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. JOHN CALABRO, M.D., ET AL., DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided March 21, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis Stein argued the cause for appellants (Nusbaum, Stein, Goldstein & Bronstein, attorneys; Lewis Stein, on the brief).

Craig S. Combs argued the cause for respondents (Giblin, Combs & Cooney, attorneys; Craig S. Combs, of counsel; Jill E. Haley, on the brief).

Before Judges PRESSLER, DREIER and BILDER.

The opinion of the court was delivered by PRESSLER, P.J.A.D.

The question raised by this appeal, taken on leave granted, is whether the cause of action for negligent infliction of emotional distress recognized by Portee v. Jaffee, 84 N.J. 88 (1980), is available to a parent who watches her child die as the result of medical malpractice. We are satisfied that the singular facts of this case satisfy the elements of the cause of...

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