Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER II. Who May Be Liable For Torts. 9. In General., 10. Liability of Infants. 11. Infants of Tender Years, Not Liable, When 12. Where Tort Involves Breach of Contract. 13. Same?Wilful Misconduct. 14. Liability of Parents for Torts of Minor Children. 15. Liability of Married Women. 16. Liability of Married Women as Affected by Statute. 17. Liability of Insane Persons. 18. Liability of Private Corporations. 19. Liability of Charitable Corporations. 20. Liability of Municipal Corporations. 21. Liability of Municipal Corporations for Torts Not in the Exercise of a Government Function. 22. Liability of Quasi Municipal Corporations. 23. Joint Liability. 24. Contribution Among Joint Tort Feasors. g. In General. Generally speaking every tort feasor is liable for his torts. Inasmuch as torts often arise from acts for which the wrongdoer is also criminally liable and the law of crimes exempts certain classes of persons from liability, it is necessary to consider how far, if at all, the theory of exemption from liability has extended into the domain of torts. Exemption in the law of crimes is granted to some extent to infants, married women, insane persons and corporations. We will consider each class in turn. 10. Liability of Infants. Subject to certain exceptions, an infant is as fully responsible for his torts as an adult.1 He may be held liable in an action of tort for the damage that has resulted from his wrongful acts. Of course if the infant did not possess property in his own right or was not receiving an income, or wages as the result of his own labor, such an action would be of little value to the injured party, although a judgment against the infant could be subsequently enforced if he later came into posses...