Staples Ex Rel. Whitaker v. Bruns

Supreme Court of North Carolina November 20, 1940

Staples Ex Rel. Whitaker v. Bruns, 11 S.E.2d 460 (N.C. 1940)

218 N.C. 780; 1940 N.C. LEXIS 88

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Opinion of the Court

*781 Pee. . CueiaM.

Tbe allegations contained in tbe complaint are not sufficient to take plaintiff’s cause of action out of tbe general rule tbat a parent is not liable for tbe torts of bis minor child. Bowen v. Mewborn, ante, 423, is in point and is controlling. As tbe complaint fails to state a cause of action tbe judgment below overruling tbe demurrer is

Eeversed.

Reference

Full Case Name: JOHN E. STAPLES, by His Next Friend, MRS. E. P. WHITAKER, v. G. D. BRUNS
Status: Published