Towle v. Kiman

In this appeal we are invited to revisit the question of whether we should adopt the tort of negligent supervision by parents of their unemancipated minor child. For reasons that follow, we decline the invitation.

The plaintiff, Geoffrey Towle, brings this appeal from the Superior Court’s {Gray, J.) order granting a motion for summary judgment for the defendants, Matthew and Nancy Kiman. In his writ, the plaintiff sought recovery from the defendants for injuries that he suffered when he was assaulted by the defendants’ minor child, Kenneth Kiman. Subsequently, the defendants filed an amended…