CARVER v. CARVER

No. 658PA82.

314 S.E.2d 739 (1984)

310 N.C. 669

J.R. CARVER, Administrator of the Estate of Benjamin Scott Carver v. Phyllis CARVER.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

April 30, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald Williams, Charlotte, for plaintiff-appellant.

Golding, Crews, Meekins, Gordon & Gray by James P. Crews, Charlotte, for defendant-appellee.


EXUM, Justice.

This is a wrongful death action by the estate of a two-month-old child against the child's mother. The allegations are that the child was killed in an automobile accident caused by the mother's negligence. The child is survived by his mother, the defendant; his father, who was not present at the time of the accident; and three siblings. Two questions arise: (1) Does the doctrine of parental immunity bar this...

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