Prink v. Rockefeller Center, Inc. , 422 N.Y.S.2d 911 ( 1979 )


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  • Fuchsberg, J.

    (dissenting in part). Agreeing wholeheartedly with the views expressed by Chief Judge Cooke, I but add that our continued support rather than abandonment of the inter-spousal privilege is indorsed by the psychological and sociological human need for someone in whom to confide and the growing recognition of the constitutional right of privacy (see, e.g., Griswold v Connecticut, 381 US 479; Roe v Wade, 410 US 113; Doe v Bolton, 410 US 179; Matter of Quinlan, 70 NJ 10).

    Judges Jasen, Jones and Wachtler concur with Judge Meyer; Chief Judge Cooke dissents in part and votes to modify in an opinion in which Judge Gabrielli concurs and in which Judge Fuchsberg concurs in a separate dissenting memorandum.

    Order affirmed, with costs. Question certified answered in the affirmative.

Document Info

Citation Numbers: 48 N.Y.2d 309, 422 N.Y.S.2d 911, 1979 N.Y. LEXIS 2401, 398 N.E.2d 517

Judges: Cooke, Fuchsberg, Meyer

Filed Date: 11/15/1979

Precedential Status: Precedential

Modified Date: 10/19/2024