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KEELE v. ST. VINCENT HOSP. & HEALTH CARE

No. 92-121.

852 P.2d 574 (1993)

Lois Y. KEELE and Frank S. Keele, individually, and as next friends of their minor child, Lisa Keele, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. ST. VINCENT HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE CENTER, and Dr. James R. HARRIS, M.D., Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided May 6, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Fitzgerald (argued), Lynaugh, Fitzgerald, Eiselein & Eakin, Billings, for plaintiffs and appellants.

Richard F. Cebull (argued), John J. Russell, Brown, Gerbase, Cebull, Fulton, Harman & Ross, Billings, for defendants and respondent Dr. Harris.

Robert C. Brown (argued), Poore, Roth & Robinson, Butte, for defendant and respondent St. Vincent Hosp.

W. William Leaphart (argued), Leaphart Law Firm, Helena, for amicus curiae Trial Lawyers Ass'n.

Randy J. Cox, Boone, Karlberg & Haddon, Missoula, filed brief, for amicus curiae MO Defense Trial Lawyers.

GRAY, Justice.

Appellant Lisa Keele appeals from an order of the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, dismissing her claim for loss of parental consortium. We reverse and remand.

The sole issue on appeal is whether a minor child's cause of action for loss of parental consortium requires the parent to have suffered an injury rendering him or her a quadriplegic.

Because this appeal is before us following the grant of a motion to dismiss...

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