could lay claim to the fruits of the action. The other recovery sought by the father, which was for damage to his parental status (and was brought in the father's name), was correctly held not to be duplicative with his action for the child's own damages. (b) In Webb v. Harris, 32 Okl. 491, 121 P. 1082 (1912), the minor became of age after an appeal had been lodged from the justice of the peace court to the district court. There, the court opined it "cannot be controverted that in an action by the next friend on behalf of an infant, the infant is the party to the action." Id. at 1084. When correctly read, the quoted text means only that on reaching majority, the minor's earlier equitableJapan's ruling party pushed contentious security bills through a legislative committee Thursday, catching the opposition by surprise and causing chaos in the chamber.

Opposition lawmakers surged toward the chairman's seat to protest the vote as ruling party legislators tried to protect him. One lawmaker repeatedly clambered on top of the scrum.

A senior opposition leader later said they would not accept the vote, which happened without them knowing.

If the vote stands, the legislation will go to the upper house of parliament for final approval.

The bills would increase the military's influence, a highly sensitive issue in a country where many take pride in the pacifist constitution.

Lawmakers crowd around Yoshitada Konoike, chairman of the upper house special committee on security, during a vote in parliament in Tokyo on Thursday. A panel in