Davis v. Murray

1. There may be a recovery for mental suffering resulting directly from a physical injury. Thus, a pregnant woman who has, as a result of another’s negligence, received a physical injury of such a nature as to produce within her mind a fear and apprehension that she will give birth to a deformed child as a result of the injury, may, whether such deformity actually occurs, recover damages for mental suffering resulting from the injury.

2. The foetus of a pregnant woman being part of her person, she is entitled to recover for any actual physical injury sustained by such foetus, including mental…