Legal Opinion
Wills v. K-Mart Corp.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided September 21, 1984No. C3-83-962PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
COYNE, Justice.
Plaintiff Mark Wills appeals from an order of the district court granting summary judgment in favor of his father, Dennis *443Wills, on the basis of parent-child tort immunity. We reverse.
On October 3, 1979, 15-year-old Mark Wills was injured while splitting wood. A metal splinter from the maul Mark was using to drive a wedge purchased from K-Mart struck him in the eye; as a result Mark has lost the sight in his left eye.
On his son’s behalf, Dennis Wills commenced an action against K-Mart alleging liability for the sale of the wedge without warning of the need to use protective…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Holodook v. SpencerNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Silesky Ex Rel. Silesky v. KelmanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1968
- Thoreson v. Milwaukee & Suburban Transport Corp.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1972
- Anderson Ex Rel. Anderson v. StreamSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- Paige v. Bing Construction Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1975
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