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MINORS (PROPERTY AND CONTRACTS) ACT 1970 - SECT 48 Liability for tort

MINORS (PROPERTY AND CONTRACTS) ACT 1970 - SECT 48

Liability for tort

48 Liability for tort

Where a person under the age of twenty-one years is guilty of a tort, the person is answerable for the tort whether or not:

(a) the tort is connected with a contract, or
(b) the cause of action for the tort is in substance a cause of action in contract.