Legal Opinion

Stevens v. Van Deusen

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided December 31, 1951No. 5420PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COMPTON, Justice.

The question is whether appellee, Katharine Van Deusen, is liable for the torts of Wright Van Deusen, her minor son.

Appellants instituted this action against Wright Van Deusen, a minor, and his mother, Katharine Van Deusen, for damages arising out of 'an automobile accident. It is charged that the said Wright Van Deusen negligently parked an automobile at night upon a public highway and, while so parked, negligently failed to exhibit and display lights either to the front or to the rear thereof, and as a result of such negligence there was a collision between the automobile…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Colby v. KluneCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
  2. Birch v. AbercrombieWashington Supreme Court · 1913
  3. Gulf, C. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. BallewTexas Commission of Appeals · 1933
  4. Michelson v. HouseNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1950
  5. Agnew v. LibbyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1949

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Fitzgerald v. ValdezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
  2. Tart v. RegisterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1962
  3. Lopez Ex Rel. Lopez v. BarrerasNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
  4. Burkhart v. CornNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1955
  5. Pouliot v. BoxNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1952

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