Wyoming Department of Revenue v. Wilson

We are presented here with the question as to whether a father, whose daughter uses one of his motor vehicles and is involved in an accident, may be subjected to the suspension of registrations on additional vehicles owned by the father and not involved in the accident, pending a showing of financial responsibility in compliance with Wyoming’s Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act.

The facts are not in dispute. According to the stipulation of facts between the parties, Loretta Wilson, driving a 1949 Chevrolet pickup which belonged to her father, Larry J. Wilson, was involved in an accident…