Section 8 Medical and Hospital Expenses for Treatment of Minors

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The cause of action for medical expenses of a minor is vested jointly in the parents and the child. Crawford ex rel. Crawford v. Shop ‘N Save Warehouse Foods, Inc., 91 S.W.3d 646, 653 (Mo. App. E.D. 2002) (citing Boley v. Knowles, 905 S.W.2d 86, 90 (Mo. banc 1995)). Either the parents or the minor may maintain the action, but there may be no double recovery. Id. A procedural bar that prevents the...