Beddingfield v. Linam

I concur in the Court’s decision reversing the trial court’s judgment, rendering a *1192judgment in favor of Jimmy Larry Bed-dingfield and Rebecca M. Beddingfield on the claims against them and in favor of Jim Cody Beddingfield on the strict-liability claim, and remanding the case to the trial court for a new trial as to the remaining claims against Cody. I write specially to note the common-law foundation upon which our decision rests and the role of the legislature to amend it, if necessary.

I. Parental Liability for the Torts of Minor Children at Common Law

The notion that parents are responsible…