Carver v. Carver

*671EXUM, Justice.

This is a wrongful death action by the estate of a two-month-old child against the child’s mother. The allegations are that the child was killed in an automobile accident caused by the mother’s negligence. The child is survived by his mother, the defendant; his father, who was not present at the time of the accident; and three siblings. Two questions arise: (1) Does the doctrine of parental immunity bar this action? (2) Should the active negligence of one parent, if any, be imputed to the other parent under the family purpose doctrine so as to bar all recovery by the child’s…