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· 8/21/2003

66 Federal Credit Union v. Tucker

Citations

  • 853 So. 2d 104
  • 2003 WL 21982742

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  • holding that a fetus which had \quickened\ was a person for purpose of prosecuting a wrongful death action
  • adopting definition of \quick child\ from criminal statute, Mississippi Code Section 97-3-37 (1972), as discussed in Willis v. State , 518 So.2d 667 (Miss. 1988)
  • wrongful death cause of action existed for non-viable fetus in vivo because statute provided for action for any person, and courts had applied criminal code with similar language to apply to death of non-viable fetus
  • wrongful death cause of action existed for non-viable fetus in vivo because statute provided for action for any person and courts had applied criminal code with similar language to apply to death of non-viable fetus

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