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· 4/3/1985

Crenshaw v. SARASOTA CTY. PUB. HOSP.

Citations

  • 466 So. 2d 427
  • 10 Fla. L. Weekly 880

How courts have described this case

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  • recovery denied to parent of stillborn child who did not see body which was mutilated after it was inadvertently placed with hospital laundry
  • recovery denied, to parent of stillborn child who did not see body which was mutilated after it was inadvertently placed with hospital laundry
  • no cause of action for mother whose stillborn baby was inadvertently placed in hospital’s laundry and mutilated due to absence of physical impact upon mother
  • there is no recovery for mental distress caused by breach of contract in absence of an independent willful tort
  • no cause of action for mother whose stillborn baby was inadvertently placed with hospital's laundry and mutilated due to absence of physical impact upon the mother
  • mother of stillborn child may not recover for mental or emotional distress when she did not see child's body and was not involved in events leading to body's mutilation

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Judges: Campbell

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