Editing Vicarious liability (section)

==Parental liability==
In the [[United States]], the question of [[parental responsibility (criminal)|parental responsibility]] generally follows the common law principle that a parent is not civilly liable for injuries resulting from a child's negligence merely because of the parent-child relationship.<ref name="freer">{{cite journal|last1=Freer|first1=Alice B.|title=Parental Libality for the Torts of Children|journal=Kentucky Law Journal|date=1964|volume=53|page=254|url=http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/kentlj53&div=26&id=&page=|access-date=6 September 2017}}</ref>

When a child causes an injury, parents may be held liable for their own negligent acts, such as failure to properly supervise a child, or failure to keep a dangerous instrument such as a [[handgun]] outside the reach of their children. Many states have also passed laws that impose some liability on parents for the intentional wrongful acts committed by their minor children.<ref>{{cite web|title=Parental Liability for Damages Caused by Their Children|url=https://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/rpt/2011-R-0061.htm|website=Office of Legislative Research|publisher=Connecticut General Assembly|access-date=6 September 2017|date=4 February 2011}}</ref><ref name="freer"/>