Booth v. Cathey

OPINION

BLEIL, Justice.

Jerry and Glenda Booth appeal from an adverse summary judgment. We conclude that the trial court properly granted summary judgment in favor of the doctor and the hospital for the mental anguish the Booths suffered as a result of the negligent treatment of the fetus. Otherwise, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

Jerry and Glenda Booth sued George Cathey, M.D., and Wood County Central Hospital, alleging that the negligence of the doctor and hospital had resulted in the stillborn birth of the Booths’ child on August 1, 1990, and in physical pain and mental anguish to the…