Schobinger v. Ivey

GIERKE, Justice.

Jack Schobinger appeals from a district court judgment dismissing on its merits his action against Roland Michael Ivey. We affirm.

On October 31, 1988, Schobinger’s vehicle, which was being operated by his stepdaughter Tara Mathis, collided with a vehicle operated by Ivey in Grand Forks. There was negligible damage to Ivey’s vehicle and extensive damage to Schobinger’s vehicle.

Schobinger sued Ivey for the damage to his vehicle. The trial court found each driver to be 50% negligent and imputed Tara’s negligence to Schobinger under the “family purpose doctrine”. Schobinger argues…