CYNTHIA M. v. RODNEY E.

Docket No. D008973.

228 Cal.App.3d 1040 (1991)

279 Cal. Rptr. 94

CYNTHIA M., a Minor, etc., et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. RODNEY E. et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division One.

March 22, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Moore & Bailey and Mark R. Moore for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Wesley & Murray, Robert F. Wesley and Harold G. Murray for Defendants and Respondents.


OPINION

TODD, J.

This lawsuit presents the issue of whether the parents of a minor who impregnates his girlfriend are liable for civil damages under Civil Code1 section 1714.1 resulting from the ensuing birth of the child.

FACTS

In 1985, when they were both minors, Cynthia M. and Rodney E. had a dating relationship. In March 1986, Cynthia, then 16 years old, gave birth to a child. The...

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