WARGELIN v. SISTERS OF MERCY HEALTH CORP.

Docket No. 83228.

149 Mich. App. 75 (1986)

385 N.W.2d 732

WARGELIN v. SISTERS OF MERCY HEALTH CORPORATION

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided February 5, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Meklir, Schreier, Nolish & Friedman, P.C. (by Samuel A. Meklir), for plaintiffs.

Kitch, Saurbier, Drutchas, Wagner & Kenney, P.C. (by Susan Healy Zitterman), for Sisters of Mercy Health Corporation.

Richard B. Bailey, for Jeffries, Postmus and Boudeman, P.C., and Frank Wallace Jeffries, M.D.

Before: BRONSON, P.J., and ALLEN and M.H. CHERRY, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

In this appeal as of right, we are asked to decide whether the tort allowing bystander recovery for a parent who witnesses the negligent infliction of an injury to his or her child should apply in a unique situation. Specifically, where parents are cognizant that a fetus is in danger during labor and observe the failure to take necessary corrective measures, and then witness the resulting stillbirth of their child and subsequent actions by defendants,...

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