Selders v. Armentrout

I dissent strongly to both the conclusion and the *281rationale of the majority opinion in this case. The opinion, in one arbitrary action, now states that: “The measure of damages for the wrongful death of a minor child should be extended to include the loss of the society, comfort, and companionship of the child.”

There is nothing “limited” about the range of the new measure of damages adopted by the majority opinion.

Admittedly the new rule has an emotional appeal, and from the beginning of the basic concepts of the law, legislatures and the courts have had to deal with the emotional appeals and…