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· 12/18/1979

Black v. Solmitz

Citations

  • 409 A.2d 634
  • 6 A.L.R. 4th 1054
  • 1979 Me. LEXIS 799

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • abrogating doctrine as categorical ban but retaining it for conduct involving care and discipline of children, which parameters can be defined in future cases
  • limiting retroactive application of decision to limit parental immunity based on “important reliance interests of public concern,” including potential defendants and insurers omitting investigative procedures in reliance on the old rule
  • similarly looking to the growing weight of authority when abrogating a rule of common law
  • no immunity in cases of negligent operation of automobile

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Godfrey, Wernick, Archibald, God-Frey, Nichols, Delahanty, McKusick, Pomeroy

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