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During a street basketball game, a 15-year-old unemancipated boy throws a rock that injures a bystander. The boy is later found not criminally liable by reason of minority. The bystander’s heirs file a civil action for damages against the boy and the boy’s parents for the same act. (a) Is the boy civilly liable for damages despite the lack of criminal liability? (b) If civil liability exists, what damages are recoverable and against whom? (c) How may the plaintiff enforce this civil liability if the parents have limited funds to pay?