HILL v. MORRISON

62526.

160 Ga. App. 151 (1981)

286 S.E.2d 467

HILL et al. v. MORRISON et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied October 23, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward L. Hartness, for appellants.

Robert B. Struble, for appellees.


DEEN, Presiding Judge.

It is well settled that by common law and in this state unless changed by statute, parents are not liable in damages for the torts of their minor children merely because of the parent-child relationship, when liability exists it is based on a principal-agent or a master-servant relationship where the negligence of the child is imputed to the parent, or it is based on the negligence of the parent in some factual situation such as allowing the...

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