Ensign v. Crater

Defendant Bernard Crater was the owner of a 1967 Plymouth automobile that in the early morning hours of September 26, 1967, was being operated by defendant Robert Smith. Defendant Crater’s 17-year-old daughter was given permission to use the family car until midnight for the purpose of driving her younger brother to a fair. Colleen Crater, the daughter, was given explicit instructions that she was to have the car home before midnight, and that no one else was to drive the automobile.

While at the fair, Colleen met a boyfriend and together they used the car for the purpose of driving to Ohio to…