Walker Hall, Inc. v. Fincher

120 Ga. App. 193 (1969)

169 S.E.2d 745

WALKER HALL, INC.

v.

FINCHER et al.

44548.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Argued May 29, 1969.

Decided July 7, 1969.

Rehearing Denied July 30, 1969.

Hubert v. Harpe, supra, holds in essence (1) that the owner of an automobile may make it his "business" to maintain it for the use and convenience of his family, and (b) that an adult member of the family when using it in the "business" of the owner as above defined is the owner's agent and the owner is liable for his negligence under the doctrine of respondeat superior. The second proposition is of course even more…