Allaire v. St. Luke's Hospital

Supreme Court of Illinois · Decided 1900-02-19

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Mr. Justice Boggs, dissenting: It may be conceded no case adjudicated at the common law can be found wherein a plaintiff was awarded damages for injuries inflicted upon his person whilst in the womb of his mother. But an adjudicated case is not indispensable to establish a right to recover under the rules of the common law. ' Lord Mansfield declared: “The law of Eng…

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