WANDA PETROLEUM COMPANY v. Hahn

I respectfully dissent. The majority opinion accurately sets out the facts of this case. The majority has apparently determined that there was no evidence of probative force that Cynthia Hickl had an equal right of control with her older brother to direct and control his actions in operating the car during the trip in question. And second, that Cynthia’s older brother’s negligence could not be imputed to her because she was an eighteen year old minor.

The jury found from a preponderance of the evidence that on the occasion in question Edward L. Hickl, Jr. and Cynthia Hickl had a joint interest…