A Child Below Five Is Incapable of Contributory Negligence as a Matter of Law
Date
1972
Authors
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Publisher
Texas Tech Law Review
Abstract
Raises the issue of whether a child under the age of five can be contributorily negligent. The author looks at the reasons why a child cannot be held to the same standard of care as an adult. Thus, the author concludes that a child might be too young at a certain age to be found negligent, but the age a child is capable of negligence should be left indeterminate.
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Keywords
Contributory negligence, Children, Duty of care, Standard of care, Yarborough v. Berner, Case note
Citation
3 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 220