Legal Opinion
Faul ex rel. A.F. v. Perlman
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided May 22, 2012No. 2010-CA-01829-COAPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAXWELL, J., for the Court:
¶ 1. Esther Perlman’s then-husband, Johnny Lee Adkins, sexually assaulted Zenobia Faul’s ten-year-old granddaughter while the granddaughter was staying in Perlman’s home. Adkins pled guilty to fondling the child and was sentenced to prison. Faul, as her granddaughter’s representative, sued Perlman, alleging Perl-man was liable to her granddaughter for negligent supervision and negligence per se.
*151¶ 2. The Harrison County Circuit Court found Faul had failed to present any evidence Perlman had actual or constructive knowledge of her husband’s criminal nature and, thus,…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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