ASCUITTO v. FARRICIELLI

(SC 15729)

244 Conn. 692 (1998)

LISA ANN ASCUITTO v. CHARLES FARRICIELLI ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released May 12, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary-Margaret Dalton, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Ruth Beardsley, for the appellee (named defendant).

Callahan, C. J., and Borden, Berdon, Norcott, Katz, Palmer and Peters, Js.


Opinion

KATZ, J.

The issue in this appeal is whether the doctrine of parental immunity, which generally bars unemancipated minors from suing their parents for personal injuries, prevents a child of divorced parents from bringing a negligence action against a noncustodial parent for injuries the child sustained while in that parent's home during a scheduled visitation period. Specifically, we must decide whether the trial court properly granted the...

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