A state appeals court on Wednesday upheld a no-cause verdict in a negligence suit against a woman whose child injured another child during backyard play while under her supervision.
The Appellate Division, in Kane v. Hatch , A-2402-07, said the trial judge correctly invoked the parental immunity doctrine, which gives parents a high degree of autonomy in making subjective decisions to carry out their duties and which applies to third-party suits.
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