Infant C. v. Boy Scouts of America, Inc.

This appeal presents questions concerning agency relationships between national and local branches of the Boy Scout program. It also involves the question whether the proof presented at trial conformed to pleadings which alleged willful and wanton misconduct.

Infant C., by his parents and next friends, brought this action against Boy Scouts of America, a corporation chartered by an Act of Congress (BSA), National Capital Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, a District of Columbia corporation (NCAC), and Carlton L. Bittenbender. Infant C. alleged that, at the age of 12, in January 1984, he had…