Keele Ex Rel. Kelle v. St. Vincent Hospital & Health Care

Appellant Lisa Keele appeals from an order of the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, dismissing her claim for loss of parental consortium. We reverse and remand.

The sole issue on appeal is whether a minor child’s cause of action for loss of parental consortium requires the parent to have suffered an injury rendering him or her a quadriplegic.

Because this appeal is before us following the grant of a motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6), M.R.Civ.P, the well-pleaded allegations in the complaint are considered true. Mogan v. City of Harlem (1987), 227 Mont. 435, 437, 739…