Is a minor entitled to damages from her parents for medical negligence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Morningred v. Golden State Co., 16 Cal.Rptr. 219, 196 Cal.App.2d 130 (Cal. App. 1961):
It is equally clear that the parents' contributory negligence is a bar to the minor's recovery of special damages for medical expenses. As stated in Mattox v. Isley, 111 Cal.App.2d 774, 779-780, 245 P.2d 664, 668:
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