Barber v. George

Plaintiffs’ daughter sustained injuries when the automobile she was driving was struck by an automobile driven by defendants’ son, Tom. Plaintiffs brought this action as conservators of their daughter’s estate, to recover damages for her injuries, seeking to hold Tom’s parents vicariously liable for the negligence of their son under the family purpose doctrine or directly liable under the theory of negligent entrustment. The trial court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment and dismissed plaintiffs’ claims. We affirm.

We review the record in the manner most favorable to plaintiffs to…