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SHERRY TOMEY, GUARDIAN OF THE ESTATE OF NOVALENE KENT, A MINOR v. SOUTHERN FARM BUREAU CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, A CERTIFIED QUESTION FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided March 18, 2021No. CV-20-421Published

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2021 Ark. 62

SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CV-20-421 Opinion Delivered: March 18, 2021 SHERRY TOMEY, GUARDIAN OF A CERTIFIED QUESTION FROM THE THE ESTATE OF NOVALENE KENT, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT A MINOR FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PETITIONER ARKANSAS V. HONORABLE JAMES M. MOODY, JR., UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE SOUTHERN FARM BUREAU CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY CERTIFIED QUESTION ANSWERED. RESPONDENT RHONDA K. WOOD, Associate Justice The parental-immunity doctrine bars unemancipated minors from suing their parents for involuntary torts. One exception applies when the minor brings a…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Parish v. PittsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1968
  2. Lee v. ComerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Ard v. ArdSupreme Court of Florida · 1982
  4. Unah by and Through Unah v. MartinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
  5. Rambo v. RamboSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1938

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