MERCHANT v. MANSIR


572 A.2d 493 (1990)

Rhonda White MERCHANT v. Richard MANSIR.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided April 2, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sheldon J. Tepler (orally), Hardy, Wolf & Downing, Lewiston, for plaintiff.

Paul S. Douglass, Robert V. Hoy (orally), Platz & Thompson, Lewiston, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and ROBERTS, GLASSMAN, CLIFFORD, HORNBY and COLLINS, JJ.


HORNBY, Justice.

This case concerns the duty a parent undertakes with respect to the activities of his 11 year-old child. Adopting for Maine the principles set forth in the Restatement (Second) of Torts § 316 (1985), we find no breach of the standard of care and therefore affirm the judgment of the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Alexander, J.).

Construing the facts most favorably to the plaintiff, the jury could have found the following...

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