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Liner V. Brown: Where Should We Go From Here - Two Different Approaches For North Carolina, A. John Hoomani, Kimberly Sieredzki Woodell
Liner V. Brown: Where Should We Go From Here - Two Different Approaches For North Carolina, A. John Hoomani, Kimberly Sieredzki Woodell
Campbell Law Review
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Closing One Door On The Parent-Child Immunity Doctrine: Legislature Rejects The Decision Of Coffey V. Coffey, Elizabeth Ashley Baker
Closing One Door On The Parent-Child Immunity Doctrine: Legislature Rejects The Decision Of Coffey V. Coffey, Elizabeth Ashley Baker
Campbell Law Review
This Note has four objectives. First, this Note will summarize the facts of Coffey. Second, this Note will review the history of parent-child immunity and the role of the family purpose doctrine in cases involving parent-child immunity in automobile cases. Third, this Note will analyze the Coffey case, the North Carolina Legislature's abolishment of parent-child immunity in motor vehicle cases, and possible alternatives to the parent-child immunity doctrine in cases other than those involving motor vehicles. Fourth, this Note will suggest that the North Carolina courts are not powerless to abrogate parent-child immunity. The courts should take the initiative …