Legal Opinion
Watson v. Gradzik
Connecticut Superior Court
Decided March 8, 1977No. File No. 106641PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff brings suit against the parents of an unemancipated minor for wrongful conversion of the plaintiff's property. Section52-572 of the General Statutes provides that the parents of an unemancipated minor who wilfully or maliciously causes damage to any property shall be liable for that damage to an amount not to exceed $1500 if the minor would have been liable for the damage if he had been an adult. According to the statute "damage" includes depriving the owner of his property. The defendants demur to the complaint on the ground that the statute is unconstitutional.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Kellems v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- Adams v. RubinowSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1968
- Amsel v. BrooksSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1954
- Whitfield v. Empire Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
- General Insurance Company of America v. FaulknerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1963
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Piscataway Tp. Bd. of Ed. v. CaffieroSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1981
- Distinctive Printing & Packaging Co. v. CoxNebraska Supreme Court · 1989
- In Re James D.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1983
- Vanthournout v. BurgeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
- Piscataway Tp. Bd. of Ed. v. CaffieroNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1980
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