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MOON v. THOMPSON

No. 84-115.

127 Ill. App.3d 657 (1984)

469 N.E.2d 365

JOSEPH MOON, a Minor, by Seung Moon, his Father and Guardian, Plaintiff, v. ROY W. THOMPSON, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant (Seung Moon et al., Third-Party Defendants-Appellees).

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

Opinion filed September 20, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rooks, Pitts, Fullagar & Poust and Mountcastle & DaRosa, P.C., both of Wheaton (Nancy A. McKeating and David G. Mountcastle, of counsel), for appellant.

Brenner, Mavrias, Dorn & Alm, of Chicago (Bruce Farrel Dorn, of counsel), for appellees.

Order reversed.

JUSTICE JIGANTI delivered the opinion of the court:

The sole issue raised in this appeal is whether the common law doctrine of parental tort immunity bars an action for contribution against the parents of an injured minor child. The minor plaintiff, Joseph Moon, was riding his bicycle when he was struck by an automobile driven by the defendant, Roy Thompson. A lawsuit for personal injuries was filed against the defendant on behalf of the plaintiff...

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