Watkins v. Clark

Citations

• 103 Kan. 629
• 176 P. 131
• 1918 Kan. LEXIS 340

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Automobiles — Negligent Operation by Owner’s Daughter — ■Injuries— Liability of the Owner. The plaintiff sued the defendant for damages for personal injuries suffered in an automobile accident. The fact of the accident was not disputed. The automobile belonged to the defendant, but at the time of the accident was operated by his daughter. The defendant purchased the automobile for the use of his family. His daughter had general permission, implied at least, to use the car whenever she desired, and she used it, with her father’s assent, whenever it suited her pleasure. Other members of the family used' it as they pleased. Held, a demurrer to the plaintiff’s evidence, which disclosed nothing further in reference to the defendant’s relationship to the use of the car at the time of the accident, was properly sustained.</p>