Strahorn v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.

Layton, J.:

The question is one of first impression in this State. Elsewhere, the cases are in confusion due, at least in part, to the manifold complexities existing in the parent-child relationship. The majority rule is that an unemancipated minor cannot sue a parent in tort in a case of ordinary negligence. Note 19 A. L. R. 2d 439; Wood v. Wood, 135 Conn. 280, 63 A. 2d 586; Skillin v. Skillin, 130 Me. 223, 154 A. 570; Hewlett v. George, 68 Miss. 703, 9 So. 885, 13 L. R. A. 682; Luster v. Luster, 299 Mass. 480, 13 N. E. 2d 438; Martens v. Martens, 11 N. J. Misc. 705, 167 A. 227.

The rule is…