Duffy v. Duffy

Opinion by

Baldrige, J.,

The plaintiff sued her minor son, Joseph A. Duffy, aged 18, for injuries she received while riding as a guest in a motor vehicle operated by the minor defendant. The case was submitted to the jury, and a verdict was rendered for plaintiff. The learned court below made abBolute a rule for judgment n. o. v. This appeal followed.

The query before us is: May an action for personal injuries resulting from negligence be maintained by a parent against an unemancipated child?

This exact question seems never to have been considered by an appellate court in this Commonwealth. In…