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DAVIS v. DAVIS

842 S.W.2d 588 (1992)

Junior Lewis DAVIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mary Sue DAVIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

June 1, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles M. Clifford, Maryville, for plaintiff-appellee.

Barry Friedman, Ellen Wright Clayton, Nashville, Janet Benshoof, Rachael N. Pine, Lynn M. Paltrow, New York City, for amici curiae American Fertility Soc., et al.

Kurt Erlenbach, Titusville, Fla., for defendant-appellant.

Kevin J. Todd, Clarke D. Forsythe, Chicago, Ill., Richard J. Ryan, Jr., Memphis, for amicus curiae American Academy of Medical Ethics.

OPINION

DAUGHTREY, Justice.

This appeal presents a question of first impression, involving the disposition of the cryogenically-preserved product of in vitro fertilization (IVF), commonly referred to in the popular press and the legal journals as "frozen embryos." The case began as a divorce action, filed by the appellee, Junior Lewis Davis, against his then wife, appellant Mary Sue Davis. The parties were able to agree upon all terms of dissolution...

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