Clark v. McKerley

The plaintiff brought this civil damage action against Bruce McKerley for setting fire to her barn in April, 1981, and against his parents, David McKerley, Jr., and Shirley McKerley, for negligent supervision of Bruce. The parents moved for summary judgment under RSA 491:8-a (Supp. 1983), claiming that there was no genuine issue as to any material fact and that they were entitled to judgment as a matter of law on either of two grounds: (a) that Bruce had reached the age of eighteen at the time of the plaintiff’s fire and (b) that it could not be found that the parents had knowledge or reason…