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GILLETT v. GILLETT

Docket No. 23250.

168 Cal.App.2d 102 (1959)

335 P.2d 736

SHARON ELIZABETH GILLETT, a Minor, etc., Respondent, v. JOSEPHINE I. GILLETT, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Two.

February 18, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert H. Sanders and Warner, Peracca & Cowan for Appellant.

George H. Pratt for Respondent.

ASHBURN, J.

Appeal from judgment for $50,000 awarded for injuries received by 8-year-old plaintiff through excessive punishment by her stepmother, the defendant.

[1] Defendant stood in loco parentis and was entitled to the same immunity which would attend a natural parent, but no greater (Trudell v. Leatherby, 212 Cal. 678, 682 [300 P. 7]). [2, 3] It is now established as California law that, while a parent is...

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