WILBUR v. KERR

No. 81-174.

628 S.W.2d 568 (1982)

Virgil WILBUR and Wilma Wilbur, His Wife, Appellant, v. Robert L. KERR, M.D., et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

March 8, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bailey & Paden, P.A. by Frank H. Bailey and Richard S. Paden, Mountain Home, for appellant.

Davis, Cox & Wright by Sidney P. Davis, Jr., Fayetteville, for appellees.


HICKMAN, Justice.

The issue presented to us is whether the parents of a normal, healthy child may recover the expenses of raising that child from a doctor who negligently and unsuccessfully performed a vasectomy on the father resulting in the birth of the unexpected child. The trial court held that as a matter of law such expenses were not recoverable and we agree with that judgment.

The question comes to us from a summary judgment granted to the appellees...

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