Bishop v. Nielsen

HALL, Justice:

Plaintiff brought this action to recover the property loss sustained as the result of a collision between automobiles operated by defendant and plaintiff’s minor, unemanci-pated daughter. Defendant joined the minor daughter as a third-party defendant, seeking contribution.

Third-party defendant moved for summary judgment of dismissal on the ground that she was not liable in contribution since she had no liability to her father as a joint tort-feasor by virtue of the doctrine of parent-child immunity. From the denial of her motion, and from the subsequent jury verdict which…