HATTER v. LANDSBERG


386 Pa.Super. 438 (1989)

563 A.2d 146

Sandra HATTER and Michael Hatter, h/w, Appellants, v. Dr. Marc LANDSBERG.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed August 16, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thaddeus J. Bartkowski, II, Philadelphia, for appellants.

Leslie A. Miller, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Robert B. Hoffman, Harrisburg, filed a brief on behalf of amicus curiae.

Before CIRILLO, President Judge, and CAVANAUGH and HESTER, JJ.


HESTER, Judge:

Sandra and Michael Hatter appeal from the order entered by the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas on June 9, 1988, granting summary judgment to appellee, Dr. Marc Landsberg, and dismissing their complaint. Appellants contend that the trial court erred in dismissing their complaint by misconstruing and misapplying 42 Pa.C.S. § 8305, enacted March 25, 1988, which abolishes causes of action for wrongful birth and wrongful life, and by not permitting...

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