Fowlkes v. Ray-O-Vac Co.

A mother as next friend of an alleged emancipated minor daughter brought a suit for personal injuries against a non-resident corporation and the resident father of the minor. The minor and her mother also were residents of Georgia. The petition alleged that the minor was injured while riding as a gratuitous guest of the defendants in North Carolina; and that the injury was occasioned by reason of the father’s gross negligence, as the actual tort-feasor, in violating motor-vehicle statutes of that State, and in other alleged acts. It was sought to hold the corporation liable for the acts of…