Chambers v. Scarboro

Smith, Judge.

The action against appellee Scarboro sought to have him answer for his former wife’s alleged negligence, on the basis of the family purpose doctrine and general agency principles. The evidence established conclusively the appellee’s lack of liability under the theories advanced by appellants, the plaintiffs below, and we affirm the trial court’s grant of appellee’s motion for summary judgment.

Appellee Scarboro was divorced from his wife by a decree entered on May 11,1977. The decree provided that his former wife, Marsha Lavelle, "shall have the 1974 gray Opel Manta Luxus…