Court Opinion

ID: 9725742
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 12:07:55.533239+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:12:35.751985
License: Public Domain

Fairchild, J.
(concurring). This case poses a problem which needs a better solution than we find is in the province of the court. Perhaps it would be no more disruptive of the family relationship to destroy the father’s immunity from an action for personal injuries brought by his child than it has been to destroy the husband’s immunity from similar action by his wife. Perhaps, because the problem more frequently arises in connection with injuries caused by the operation of automobiles, it would be better simply to require that the automobile liability insurer of a parent be directly liable to an injured child, notwithstanding the parent’s immunity by reason of his parenthood. I agree, however, with the majority of the court that in this situation the choice of solutions should be made by the legislature.