Legal Opinion
Amadio v. Levin
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 4, 1985PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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PAPADAKOS, Justice.
Once again this Court is called upon to decide whether a right of recovery exists under our Wrongful Death Act1 and Survival Statute2 on behalf of a stillborn child who died as a result of injuries received en ventre sa mere.
The facts are not complicated and can be quickly summarized. Jennifer Amadio was the full-term unborn child of Joseph and Regina Amadio (Appellants), due to be delivered on September 28, 1979. On October 15, 1979, Jennifer was born stillborn at Methodist Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At delivery, Jennifer was a fully matured…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- Porter v. LassiterCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1955
- Mitchell v. CouchCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1955
- O'GRADY v. BrownSupreme Court of Missouri · 1983
- State Ex Rel. Odham v. ShermanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1964
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3Cited by89 opinions
- Mazzagatti v. Everingham by EveringhamSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Krishnan v. SepulvedaTexas Supreme Court · 1995
- Commonwealth v. BoothSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Humes v. ClintonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1990
- DiDonato v. WortmanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1987
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