Legal Question in Criminal Law in Virginia
BB Gun
My 13 year old son wen to pay with a friend that provided a BB gun. My son in play shot the gun and it hit the boy in the eyelid. The child suffered a hematoma but is thankfully okay now. The family is now saying that he was at their property univited and is suing us. Can they do this since they provided the gun access and did not supervise the children playing?
Asked on 11/20/05, 6:18 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson
Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson
Re: BB Gun
I would doubt it. Parents are, as a general rule, only responsible for the willful torts(civil wrongs)of their children age 14 or older.
The event which you've described more likely was the result of negligence rather than any deliberate act on the part of your son.
Answered on 11/21/05, 12:27 pm
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