Watson v. Burley

HatcheR, Judge:

The plaintiff was struck by a Ford coupe driven by Robert Burley, Jr., sustaining serious injuries. The coupe was owned by Robert Burley, Sr., the father of Robert, Jr., but was being used by the son for his own pleasure at the time of the accident. The plaintiff recovered a judgment against both Bur-leys in this action.

The main contentions of defendants are, that the coupe was purchased and used by the father solely as a business car and not for “family purposes”, that he had strictly forbidden his son to take it for his personal use, that the son was an adult •and not a…