· 6/26/1989
Owens v. Foote
Citations
- 773 S.W.2d 911
- 1989 Tenn. LEXIS 335
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- quoting, Thomas M. Cooley, A Treatise on the Law of Torts, 379 (1879)
- “[M]edical malpractice suits of this nature, brought by parents, alleging birth defects of an infant, are not unknown in this State and we see no reason to endeavor to fit them into some specific category beyond a suit for ordinary negligence.”
- “[Medical malpractice suits of this nature, brought by parents, alleging birth defects of an infant, are not unknown in this State and we see no reason to endeavor to fit them into some specific category beyond a suit for ordinary negligence.”
- “[M]edical malpractice suits of this nature, brought by parents, alleging birth defects of an infant, are not unknown in this State and we see no reason to endeavor to fit them into some specific category beyond a suit for ordinary negligence.”
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Judges: O'Brien, Drowota, Fones, Cooper, Harbison
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