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Adrian v. Smith Barney, Harris Upham Co.

U.S.
Oct 19, 1987
484 U.S. 914 (1987)

Summary

holding that humane and liberal character of admiralty law served by permitting non-dependants to recover lost future wages in general maritime survival action

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Opinion

No. 87-334.

October 19, 1987, OCTOBER TERM, 1987.


C.A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 815 F. 2d 655.


Summaries of

Adrian v. Smith Barney, Harris Upham Co.

U.S.
Oct 19, 1987
484 U.S. 914 (1987)

holding that humane and liberal character of admiralty law served by permitting non-dependants to recover lost future wages in general maritime survival action

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holding that uniformity is as important in maritime survival actions as it is in maritime wrongful death actions

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denying recovery for pecuniary loss to non-dependent siblings

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noting that there is "some prejudice . . . inherent in any joinder of defendants"

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permitting punitive damages in survival action upon a showing of conduct that manifests reckless or callous disregard for the rights of others or gross negligence or actual malice criminal indifference

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permitting the recovery of a decedent's future lost income under a survival action, not a wrongful death claim

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Case details for

Adrian v. Smith Barney, Harris Upham Co.

Case Details

Full title:ADRIAN ET UX. v. SMITH BARNEY, HARRIS UPHAM Co., INC., ET AL

Court:U.S.

Date published: Oct 19, 1987

Citations

484 U.S. 914 (1987)

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