21. (§19.83) Standard of Care
A bicyclist was required to exercise the highest degree of care, and the standard of care for a minor is that degree of care required by children of the same or similar age, judgment, and experience. The case was reversed for failure to use the correct reference point. Root By and Through Root v. Mudd, 981 S.W.2d 651 (Mo. App. W.D. 1998).
The standard for comparative fault for a child is an objective standard, which does not require evidence of the child’s subjective state of...
