Grandfather Sues Grandson For Grandmother’s Wrongful Death

  • 8 years ago
Paul Sang Cho has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against his 13-year-old grandson, accusing him of negligence in the vehicle-related death of the boy’s grandmother and Cho’s wife, Kuem Soon Cho.

A grandfather is suing his 13-year-old grandson in a wrongful death case.
CBS News is reporting that Paul Sang Cho has filed a lawsuit against the unnamed boy, accusing him of negligence which contributed to the death of Kuem Soon Cho, the elder man’s wife and the boy’s grandmother. 
The tragic incident occurred in Niles near Chicago on the evening of March 26, 2016. 
According to a media release issued by the Niles Police Department, “The victim had given the keys to her 2005 Chrysler mini van to her 13 year old grandson to assist her in placing the vehicle into gear.” 
However, the teen accidentally reversed the vehicle, causing the driver’s door, which was ajar at the time, to hit the elderly woman who later died. 
The grandfather’s lawsuit reportedly claims that “the grandson carelessly failed to keep the vehicle under control, failed to give warning and failed to yield the right of way....” 

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