Diehl v. Diehl

CARTER, Justice.

Defendant, Michael Diehl, fourteen-year-old son of plaintiff, Annabelle Diehl, appeals from a judgment which his mother obtained against him in an automobile negligence action. He urges that he enjoys immunity from suit because of the family relationship between the parties. In the alternative, he urges that plaintiff’s own conduct should bar her claim and that instructions given to the jury by the trial court were erroneous. In considering these issues, we conclude that (a) defendant is not immune from suit; (b) plaintiff’s conduct does not bar her recovery; and (c) although…