In a case of first impression regarding the tort liability of a child who injures another child while they are participating in a youth sports activity, a New Jersey appeals court held Dec. 8 that an 11-year-old lacrosse player who allegedly struck a 12-year-old opponent during a game and broke his arm cannot be held liable on account of his age.
The panel in C.J.R. v. G.A. agreed with a lower court judge who threw out the case on summary judgment that “the defendant minor breached no legal duty in causing the plaintiff minor to sustain this unfortunate sports-related injury.”
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