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SPEARS v. SPEARS

No. 99-477.

3 S.W.3d 691 (1999)

339 Ark. 162

Wayne SPEARS, Individually and as Parent, Guardian, and Next Friend of Minor Child, Reuben Spears, and as Parent and Administrator of the Estate of Rebekah L. Spears and Reuben Spears v. Barbara SPEARS.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

November 11, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Winona Griffen, Texarkana, for appellant.

Huckabay, Munson, Rowlett & Tilley, P.A., by: Jane M. Yocum and Bruce Munson, Little Rock, for appellee.

ROBERT L. BROWN, Justice.

This appeal involves the parental immunity doctrine, which was applied to this case and which prevented appellant Wayne Spears from suing his ex-wife, appellee Barbara Spears, for negligence. Wayne Spears claims on appeal that (a) the parental immunity doctrine is unconstitutional, (b) the doctrine discriminates against an innocent class of people, and (c) the doctrine violates freedom to contract and public policy. Given the facts of this...

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