New Jersey Appellate Division: No Immunity for Father's Negligence
Lawyers USA › February 06, 2009
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A father is not entitled to immunity in a negligence suit against him for failing to remove his son from a burning car, the New Jersey Appellate Division has ruled in reversing a summary judgment.
The father was driving with his four year-old son strapped in a safety seat directly behind the driver's seat. He told police that when he first noticed smoke, he pulled over to inspect the car, leaving his son in the back. The car caught fire, killing the child. The father escaped but had severe burns and spent weeks in a coma.See the full content of this document
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New Jersey Appellate Division: No Immunity for Father's Negligence
The child's mother sued him for negligence.
A trial cou...See the full content of this document
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