Laws v. Griep

McCORMICK, Justice.

In this case of first impression, we hold that an injury to one unrelated cohabitant in a “stable and significant relationship” does not give the other cohabitant a cause of action for loss of consortium. Plaintiff Bonnie Shadrick appeals with permission from the trial court’s ruling sustaining defendant Grieps’ motion to dismiss her loss of consortium claim in an action brought by Bonnie and plaintiff Charles Michael Laws for damages based on injuries to Charles in a car-motorcycle accident. Because we refuse to recognize the cause of action urged by Bonnie, we affirm the…