Dortman v. Lester

I disagree with Mr. Justice Souris. First, I am not in accord with his application of Muma v. Brown, 378 Mich 637. I regard the ease as inapposite.

In Muma, we were concerned with an unlicensed and inexperienced minor of the age of 14 driving the family automobile titled in the mother and father jointly. The theory of the plaintiff was that the parents were negligent in leaving the 14-year-old boy at home alone unsupervised for a weekend, with a set of keys to the family car in the house.

In the case at bar the minor was 18 years of age. He was a licensed driver. The title to the auto*86mobile…