Plutka v. Salzanik

As no evidence was offered tending to show that the mother knew her child had left his express wagon on the pavement, where it was a source of danger to passersby, I will grant the motion for a new trial; without expressing an opinion upon the mother’s liability, vel non, if such evidence were offered.

In discussing a parent’s liability for a child’s tort, the Court of Appeals, in Whitelock vs. Dennis, 139 Md. 560, Boyd, C. J., held:

“It is a broad general rule in the law of torts that a parent is not liable for the wrongful acts of his children, whether they are minors or adults. In order to…