06-16-2022, 10:46 AM
This isn't Mississippi, the only remaining state where the age of majority is still 21. California lowered the age of majority to 18 in 1972. The reduction in the age of majority relieved universities of in loco parentis responsibility, which applies to minors. There can still be liability if the plaintiffs can show that there was some unreasonably dangerous condition that was within the universities responsibility to control. But the duty of care is much lower than with a minor.