Estate of Desela v. Prescott Unified School District No. 1

OPINION

BALES, Justice.

¶ 1 The issue is whether an action to recover medical expenses for injuries to a child is time-barred. Revising Arizona’s common law rule, we hold that both the minor and the minor’s parents are entitled to recover premajority medical expenses, but double recovery is not permitted. Pearson & Dickerson Contractors, Inc. v. Harrington, 60 Ariz. 354, 137 P.2d 381 (1943), and S.A Gerrard Co. v. Couch, 43 Ariz. 57, 29 P.2d 151 (1934), are overruled insofar as they hold that the right to recover belongs solely to the parents. Because the minor’s action to recover medical…