TIMMS v. TIMMS

0522

286 S.C. 291 (1985)

333 S.E.2d 74

Frank TIMMS, as Administrator of the Estate of Brian Lee Timms, Respondent, v. Janice Loraine TIMMS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided July 9, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Thomas, Columbia, for appellant.

John K. Koon and Thomas K. Fowler, Jr., Columbia, for respondent.


Heard May 23, 1985.

Decided July 9, 1985.

CURETON, Judge:

The respondent father commenced this action against the appellant mother for the wrongful death of the parties' unemancipated fourteen-year-old son. The mother appeals from a jury verdict against her in the amount of $100,000 and asserts that the action is barred by the doctrine of parental immunity. We agree and reverse.

On July 29, 1978, appellant Janice Loraine Timms, her husband...

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