Legal Opinion

Gentry v. Gilmore

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided January 29, 1993No. 1910254PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

613 So.2d 1241 (1993)

Melvin GENTRY and Kathleen Gentry

v.

Dr. Keith GILMORE.

1910254.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

January 29, 1993.

Rehearing Denied March 5, 1993.

Shay Samples and Ronald R. Crook of Hogan, Smith, Alspaugh, Samples & Pratt, P.C., Birmingham, for appellants.

Michael K. Beard and W. Hill Sewell of Starnes & Atchison, Birmingham, for appellee.

2Per curiam

This case involves the alleged wrongful death of a 13-week fetus. The first legal question presented is whether the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury, in substance, that the father could sue for the wrongful death of the fetus and…

Also in this document: Dissent.

3Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. Porter v. LassiterCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1955
  4. Eich v. Town of Gulf ShoresSupreme Court of Alabama · 1974
  5. South & North Alabama Railroad v. SullivanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1877

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4Cited by24 opinions

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  5. Coveleski v. BubnisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993

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