BELL v. ADAMS

41143.

111 Ga. App. 817 (1965)

143 S.E.2d 413

BELL v. ADAMS.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided April 30, 1965.

Rehearing Denied June 14, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Hughel Harrison, for plaintiff in error.

Merritt & Pruitt, Glyndon C. Pruitt, contra.


BELL, Presiding Judge.

1. "Liability of a parent for the tort of a child is governed by the ordinary principles of liability of a principal for the acts of his agent, or a master for his servant. It does not arise out of a mere relation of parent and child." Chastain v. Johns, 120 Ga. 977, 978 (48 SE 343, 66 LRA 958). This rule still obtains except as modified by Code Ann. § 105-113. This action, however, does not seek to recover against defendant...

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