Legal Opinion

Baldwin v. Sanders

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided March 29, 1976No. 20195PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Gregory, Justice:

This case involves the question of whether or not doctors performing a vasectomy on a husband entered into any contractual relationship with the wife who after becoming pregnant shortly after the operation instituted this suit. The appeal is from the order of the lower court overruling appellant’s demurrer that the complaint did not state a cause of action. We affirm.

Respondent served her Complaint on February 18, 1975. In the Complaint she alleges that the appellants are doctors practicing in the County of Charleston; that in 1971 she and her husband determined to consult…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Greneker v. SprouseSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1975
  2. Vaden v. College Heights SubdivisionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1973
  3. Independent Steam Fire Engine Co. v. Richland LodgeSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1905

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Nichols v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1983
  2. Russell v. City of ColumbiaSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
  3. Phillips v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1981
  4. Phillips v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1980
  5. Smith v. Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1978

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