Crisafulli v. Bass

¶33 I concur in the result of this case, believing that parents must exercise reasonable care to supervise their children under certain circumstances. However, I object to the standard adopted by the Court herein for determining parental liability as overly broad and unworkable, and therefore dissent from that portion of the opinion.

¶34 The issue set forth in ¶ 2 is whether a parent has a duty to supervise his or her child to prevent harm to others. In answering this question affirmatively, the Court adopts § 316 of the Restatement (Second) of Torts (1965) as the standard by which parental…