Court of Appeals of New York

In action by estate of adopted six-year-old daughter against defendant, her father, who was convicted of her manslaughter, partial summary judgment against defendant based on collateral estoppel and grant of multi-million-dollar award to estate are vacated where the issue of prior acts of abuse was not necessarily decided at defendant's criminal trial.

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• Decided 10/11/2007
• Published 10/11/2007

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• Court of Appeals of New York

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