Section 27 Family Immunities

• Library: Damages 2012

Earlier cases had held that family members who are immune from liability to the plaintiff are likewise immune from claims for contribution brought by joint tortfeasors. In Kohler v. Rockwell International Corp., 600 S.W.2d 647 (Mo. App. W.D. 1980), the plaintiff, a minor, brought suit to recover damages for injuries allegedly caused by defective farm equipment manufactured by one defendant, sold by another defendant, owned by his father, and operated by his brother. The defendant who sold the product attempted to implead the father and brother, claiming that their...