Dortman v. Lester

Tbis appeal involves two cases brought in behalf of the Dortmans to recover damages from the defendants for injuries suffered by Mrs. Dort-man when the car in which she was riding was struck from the rear by a car driven by defendant Barre Lester, the 18-year-old son of the other defendants. Title to the car Barre Lester was driving was in his name and his mother’s. Plaintiffs planted their claim against defendant father on the theory that he was causally negligent in permitting his son to drive a car knowing that the son was an incompetent driver and that the father’s negligence and the…