Thompson v. Kansas City Railways Co. ex rel. Fincke

Citations

• 113 Kan. 74
• 213 P. 633
• 1923 Kan. LEXIS 334

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Automobile — Negligent Operation by Owner’s Minor Son — Injuries—Owner Not Liable. This court having already rejected the “family purpose” doctrine, it is held that one who owns an automobile which he does not drive himself, and which is intended and used for the benefit of his family, is not liable for the result of negligent driving by his minor son while on a trip which he did not direct and of which he had no knowledge, undertaken by the son for the purpose of returning to his home a relative who had been visiting the family.</p>