Ferguson v. Gurley

Grice, Justice.

Whether the defendant’s wife was guilty of negligence proximately causing the plaintiff’s injuries and, if so, whether the defendant is liable under the family purpose doctrine for those injuries, are the two issues involved here.

Those issues arose in a suit by Kenneth Gurley against J. R. Ferguson, in the City Court of Polk County, for injuries sustained while riding in an automobile driven by Ferguson’s wife. They are before us on grant of application for certiorari to the Court of Appeals.

The defendant filed general and special demurrers to the petition, all of which were…