HATZINICOLAS v. PROTOPAPAS

No. 284, September Term, 1987.

73 Md. App. 271 (1987)

533 A.2d 1311

NIKI HATZINICOLAS ET AL. v. NICHOLAS PROTOPAPAS ET AL.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

Certiorari Granted March 30, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerard P. Uehlinger (Lentz, Hooper, Jacobs & Blevins, P.A., on brief), Baltimore, for appellants.

Robert J. Thieblot (Anne M. Hrehorovich and Allen, Thieblot & Alexander, on brief), Baltimore, for appellees.

Argued before GARRITY, BLOOM and ROBERT M. BELL, JJ.


BLOOM, Judge.

This appeal presents us with a question of first impression in this state: whether a minor child can maintain an action in tort against a business partner of her father for an alleged act of negligence committed in the operation of the partnership business. We hold that the action is barred by the still viable doctrine of parent-child immunity; therefore, we shall affirm the order of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City (Ward, J.) granting the partner...

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