Legal Opinion
Starr v. Hill
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided August 31, 2011No. W2009-00524-SC-R11-CVPublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · LeeSharon G. Lee, J.
in which CORNELIA A. CLARK, C.J., JANICE M. HOLDER, GARY R. WADE, and WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., JJ. joined.
A father and his sixteen-year-old son were sued after the son was involved in an accident while driving a vehicle owned, insured, and provided to him by his father. The basis for the suit against the father was the family purpose doctrine, which imposes vicarious liability on the owner of a vehicle for the negligent operation of the vehicle by a family member. Whether the family purpose doctrine applies to the father requires us to address these issues: (1) whether the father, who…
3Cases cited40 opinions
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- Camper v. MinorTennessee Supreme Court · 1996
- Casebolt ex rel. Casebolt v. CowanSupreme Court of Colorado · 1992
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4Cited by45 opinions
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