Section 51-2-1 - Basis for imputation of negligence; fault of parents or custodians not imputable to child

(a) For the negligence of one person to be properly imputable to another, the one to whom it is imputed must stand in such a relation or privity to the negligent person as to create the relation of principal and agent.(b) In an action by an infant, the fault of the parent or of custodians selected by the parents is not imputable to the child.