Wheeler v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.

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• holding that wife’s negligence action against husband, in which she alleged that he negligently transmitted herpes praepu-tialis to her, was not barred by interspousal immunity doctrine
• Abrogating doctrine of spousal immunity in wife's action charging husband with negligent transmission of genital herpes
• wife who alleged that during marriage husband contracted herpes and willfully, recklessly, and negligently transmitted the disease to her without informing her of his infection raised a cognizable claim
• Rule abrogated as to negligence actions

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