Legal Opinion
Clary v. Alexander County Board of Education
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided April 10, 1974No. 12PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAKE, Justice.
It is well settled that a personal injury to an unemancipated minor child, proximately caused by the negligence of another, may give rise to two separate and distinct causes of action. The first is on behalf of the child for the recovery of damages for the personal injury, including damages for pain and suffering, for permanent injury and for impairment of earning capacity after majority. The second is a right in the parent of the child (usually the father) to recover damages for the loss of services of the child during minority and for reimbursement for expenses incurred by the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Smith v. HefnerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
- Ellington Ex Rel. Ellington v. BradfordSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1955
- Turner Ex Rel. Turner v. Gastonia City Board of EducationSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1959
- Fields Ex Rel. Fields v. Durham City Board of EducationSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1960
- Huff v. Northampton County Board of EducationSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1963
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Presnell v. PellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1979
- Clary v. Alexander County Board of EducationSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1975
- Daniel v. City of MorgantonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1997
- Nash County Board of Education v. Biltmore Co.District Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1978
- Boulton v. Onslow County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1982
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