· 8/20/1958
West v. McCoy
Citations
- 105 S.E.2d 88
- 233 S.C. 369
- 1958 S.C. LEXIS 86
How courts have described this case
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- holding a nonviable fetus's estate could not recover
- holding a nonviable fetus's estate could not recover
- five-month-old fetus which miscarried did not have cause of action under South Carolina Wrongful Death Statute
- “A fetus generally becomes a viable child between the sixth and seventh month of its existence.”
- no cause of action for a 5-week fetus
- no cause of action for a 5-week fetus
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Judges: Legge, Moss, Oxner, Stukes, Taylor
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