· 4/3/1985
Crenshaw v. SARASOTA CTY. PUB. HOSP.
Citations
- 466 So. 2d 427
- 10 Fla. L. Weekly 880
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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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