Legal Opinion
Chaffee v. Seslar
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided April 15, 2003No. 17S03-0204-CV-227PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON PETITION TO TRANSFER
DICKSON, Justice.
In this interlocutory appeal, the defendant, Dr. Kenneth Chaffee ("Dr. Chaffee"), challenges the trial court's order permitting the plaintiff, Heather Seslar ("Ses-lar"), to seek damages including the expenses of raising and educating her child born following an unsuccessful sterilization procedure. The Court of Appeals affirmed. Chaffee v. Seslar, 751 N.E.2d 773 (Ind.Ct.App.2001). We granted transfer, 774 N.E.2d 512 (Ind.2002) (table), and now hold that damages for an allegedly negligent sterilization procedure may not include the costs of raising a…
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