A recent decision rendered by the Superior Court on this topic, which was later appealed, arose from the following factual context. The Ace-Ina Insurance Company instituted an action in subrogation against the defendants, Mr. Demers (“Demers”) and the parents of Mr. X (“X”), a minor, further to a fire in a garage where portable golf course equipment had been stored, and for which the plaintiff indemnified the insured. More specifically, because Mr. X was a minor, his parents were sued personally, as the guardians of a minor. Let it be noted that in this case, the parents were not found personally liable; instead they were condemned only in their capacity as guardians.

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