JACOBSEN v. SCHRODER

No. 17626.

788 P.2d 843 (1990)

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth JACOBSEN as Guardian Ad Litem and Natural Parent of Marcus Eugene Jacobsen, a Minor Child, Plaintiffs, v. Mr. and Mrs. Robert SCHRODER, Defendants. Robert SCHRODER and Janis Schroder, husband and wife, Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth JACOBSEN, individually, Third-Party Defendants-Respondents.

Supreme Court of Idaho.

March 15, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cantrill, Skinner, Sullivan & King, Boise, for appellants. Robert D. Lewis, argued.

Seiniger, Nevin, Kofoed and Herzfeld, Boise, for respondents. Wm. Breck Seiniger, Jr., argued.


JOHNSON, Justice.

This is an action for contribution. The only issue presented is whether a person who is liable for special damages incurred because of injuries to a minor child is entitled to contribution from the child's parents based on negligent supervision of the child by the parents. We hold that there is no right to contribution in this situation.

I.

THE BACKGROUND AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS.

Marcus Jacobsen, a minor child, suffered...

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