HOWARD FRANK, M.D., P.C. v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. 18525-SA.

150 Ariz. 228 (1986)

722 P.2d 955

HOWARD FRANK, M.D., P.C., an Arizona corporation; Howard Frank, M.D., an individual, Petitioner, v. SUPERIOR COURT OF the STATE OF ARIZONA, In and For the COUNTY OF MARICOPA, and the Honorable John Sticht, Judge of the Superior Court of Arizona, and Emily Hathaway and Roland Lee Hathaway, wife and husband, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Arizona, En Banc.

July 28, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Teilborg, Sanders & Parks, P.C. by Frank A. Parks, Brian R. Burt, Phoenix, for petitioner.

Leonard and Clancy, P.C. by James J. Leonard, Jr., Phoenix, for respondents Hathaway.


GORDON, Vice Chief Justice.

This Petition for Special Action raises the issue of whether parents may maintain a cause of action for loss of consortium against a third party who negligently injures their adult child. The petition was brought by Howard Frank, M.D., who claims that the respondent judge erred by denying a motion for summary judgment in the underlying tort action. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Arizona Const. art. 6 § 5(1), and Ariz.R.Sp.Act. 4...

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