TORTS-RIGHT OF INFANT TO RECOVER FOR PRE-NATAL INJURIES

Authors

Melvin J. Spencer S. Ed., University of Michigan Law SchoolFollow

Abstract

Plaintiff's mother, while pregnant with plaintiff, a viable child, was fatally injured in a fall from the steps of defendant's bus. Plaintiff was seriously injured by the fall and was born prematurely. On demurrer to plaintiff's petition, held, plaintiff had a remedy under the Constitution of Ohio for pre-natal injuries negligently inflicted. Williams v. The Marion Rapid Transit, Inc., 152 Ohio St. 114, 87 N.E. (2d) 334 (1949).

Recommended Citation

Melvin J. Spencer S. Ed., TORTS-RIGHT OF INFANT TO RECOVER FOR PRE-NATAL INJURIES, 48 Mich. L. Rev. 539 (1950).
Available at: https://repository.law.umich.edu/mlr/vol48/iss4/21