Anderson v. Anderson Ex Rel. Anderson

[¶ 14] I respectfully dissent and would answer the certified question in the negative, concluding the parent who signed the minor driver’s application for an instructional permit in accordance with N.D.C.C. § 39-06-08 is not barred by N.D.C.C. § 39-06-09 from recovery for damages sustained by the par*141ent from the negligence of the minor driver in the operation of an automobile.

[¶ 15] The majority is correct insofar as it recognizes the interpretation of a statute is a question of law. See Rydberg v. Johnson, 1998 ND 160, ¶ 6, 583 N.W.2d 631. We construe statutes to ascertain the intent of the…