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· 2/26/1971

Troppi v. Scarf

Citations

  • 187 N.W.2d 511
  • 31 Mich. App. 240
  • 1971 Mich. App. LEXIS 2077

How courts have described this case

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

  • positing the severability criterion, but concluding that “pregnancy and its attendant anxiety, incapacity, pain, and suffering are inextricably related to child bearing”
  • “[Difficulty in determining the amount to be subtracted from the gross damages does not justify throwing up our hands and denying recovery altogether.”
  • consequences of birth from failure of contraceptives will vary widely with purposes and circumstances of parents, comparing unmarried college student with honeymooning newlyweds
  • \[D]ifficulty in determining the amount to be subtracted from the gross damages does not justify throwing up our hands and denying recovery altogether.\
  • consequences of birth from failure of contraceptives contingent on the purposes and circumstances of parents — comparing unmarried female college student with honeymooning newlyweds
  • consequences of birth from failure of contraceptives contingent on the purposes and circumstances of parents — comparing unmarried female college student with honeymooning newlyweds

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Judges: Levin, Gillis, Bronson

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