Hartman Ex Rel. Hartman v. Hartman

APPEALS CONSOLIDATED

COVINGTON, Judge.

The Court has consolidated for opinion two cases in which the appellants request re-examination of the parental immunity doctrine articulated in Baker v. Baker, 364 Mo. 453, 263 S.W.2d 29 (1953). In both cases the trial courts dismissed the actions brought by minor children against their parents. Finding insufficient basis to retain the doctrine, this Court reverses the judgments of the trial court and remands the cases for further proceedings.

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In the Hartman case, Christine and Todd Hartman, by their mother and next friend, Sheila Hartman, filed an action…