Gulledge v. Gulledge

We face in this case the question of whether grandparents and other relatives having temporary care and custody of a minor relative are liable to the minor for injuries sustained by the minor as a result of the grandparents’ ordinary negligence.

On June 30,1974,9-year-old Robert Gulledge was visiting the residence of his grandparents Jackson and Tevis Gulledge. Robert’s parents were not present. About 4:30 p.m., Sherie Gulledge, Robert’s 13-year-old sister, was cutting the grass on a riding lawnmower when Robert somehow fell under the mower and suffered a deep cut and a compound fracture of…