· 10/15/1821
Horne v. Barney
Citations
- 19 Johns. 247
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- noting that parents normally have the vested right to seek compensation for medical expenses when their minor child is injured by another but that the right may \vest\ in the child when the parents file suit on the child's behalf and take an active role in the litigation
- noting that parents normally have the vested right to seek compensation for medical expenses when their minor child is injured by another but that the right may “vest” in the child when the parents file suit on the child’s behalf and take an active role in the litigation
- where minor sues through father, father divests himself of cause of action for medical expenses and vests such cause of action in the child
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Judges: Spencer
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