Legal Opinion
Chaffee v. Seslar
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided July 13, 2001No. 17A03-0011-CV-418PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBB, Judge.
Kenneth R. Chaffee, M.D., appeals the trial court's preliminary determination in favor of Heather L. Seslar. We affirm.
Issue 1
Dr. Chaffee raises the following consolidated and restated issue for our review: whether the costs involved in raising a normal, healthy child conceived subsequent to an allegedly negligent sterilization procedure are recoverable.
Facts and Procedural History
The facts reveal that on March 26, 1998, Dr. Chaffee performed an abdominal bilat eral partial salpingectomy upon Seslar's request for the purpose of rendering her sterile. Thereafter, Seslar…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Chaffee v. SeslarIndiana Supreme Court · 2003
- Chaffee v. SeslarIndiana Supreme Court · 2003