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stating that "the parental immunity doctrine is only implicated where the unemancipated minor sues his parents directly for injuries allegedly caused by the parents' negligence."
Summary of this case from Walsh v. South Cen. Conn. Reg. Water AuthorityOpinion
No. CV93 30 88 87 S
April 10, 1995
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION RE: MOTION TO STRIKE (#113)
Despite the parental immunity doctrine, a defendant may seek an apportionment of liability from the minor plaintiff's parent. See Brozdowski v. Southern Connecticut Gas Co., 7 Conn. L. Rptr. (9/21/92, Katz, J, ); Green v. Mancusi, 9 CSCR 117 (2/7/94, Karazin, J.); Buero v. Duva, 7 CSCR 919 (7/9/02, Fuller, J.); Gurge v. Eggert, 12 Conn. L. Rptr. 222 (9/12/94, Hauser, J.). This is so because the parental immunity doctrine is only implicated where the unemancipated minor sues his parents directly for injuries allegedly caused by the parents' negligence. Dubay v. Irish, 207 Conn. 518, 523, 542 A.2d 711 (1988).
FORD, JUDGE