Dudley v. Phillips

This case comes to this Court by grant of writ of certiorari. The question presented: Is a suit by parents of a minor child, to recover damages for loss of services and medical expense, growing out of a tort committed against the child by a third party derivative in nature and dependent upon the child’s right to recover. The Trial Court and the Court of Appeals have answered this question in the affirmative.

The facts necessary to note are as follows: James Allen Dudley, a minor over fourteen years of age, was injured in a vehicle collision involving a car owned by defendant, Curtis A.…