Legal Opinion
Angelini v. OMD Corp.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 15, 1991PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Liacos, CJ.
This case presents the question whether a child may recover for loss of consortium arising from injuries negligently inflicted on a parent by a third party if, at the time of injury, the child was a nonviable fetus. The plaintiff Jeremy Michael Angelini was en ventre sa mere at the time his father Leo LePage was injured on September 29, 1985. On that day, an automobile driven by Mark W. Laberge, in which Leo was a passenger, hit a light pole. As a result of the accident, Leo, Shawn Lewis (another passenger in the automobile), and Jeremy 4 brought a twelve-count complaint naming…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Weber v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Levy v. Louisiana Ex Rel. Charity HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Payton v. Abbott LabsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Ferriter v. Daniel O'Connell's Sons, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Klein v. CatalanoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Goodridge v. Department of Public HealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
- Hull v. Attleboro Savings BankMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1992
- Quinn v. WalshMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2000
- Genereux v. American Beryllia Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2009
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