State Ex Rel. Packard v. Perry

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• granting the writ of prohibition sought by the minor to permit the minor to seek retroactive recovery of medical expenses incurred during his minority as a result of the alleged conduct of a doctor
• “It is, frankly, absurd that two separate actions for a child’s medical expenses (pre- and post-majority) now arise from the same allegedly tortious conduct.”
• “It is, frankly, absurd that two separate actions for a child's medical expenses (pre-and post-majority) now arise from the same allegedly tortious conduct.”
• “[Pjarents ha[ve] a duty to support their child, and in turn [are] therefore obligated to pay for their child’s medical expenses.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).