Thompson v. Thompson

COMBS, Justice.

This is an action for personal injuries by a woman against her seventeen-year-old son. The injuries were received as a result of the alleged negligent operation of an automobile, and it may be assumed that the purpose of the suit is to collect damages from an insurance company. The trial court directed a verdict for the son.

The appellant tacitly concedes the general rule that a parent cannot maintain an action for tort against a minor child. 39 Am.Jur., Parent and Child, section 92, page 738; 67 C.J.S., Parent and Child, § 60, page 784. But she relies on the exception that a…