In re the Arbitration between Nagle & Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corp.

On May 11, 1963, the petitioner Danny Nagle, then age 16, drove off in his mother’s car along with one Patrick Flannery, age 15, and one other juvenile, from Syracuse to Bridgeport, New York, so that Flannery could buy a car. On the return trip, Nagle attempted to tow this car back to Syracuse but, after the rope had broken several times, Flannery decided to drive his car under its own power. At this point Nagle affixed his license plates to Flannery’s car. Shortly thereafter, the Flannery car, which had been following Nagle, stalled by the side of the road. He stopped his automobile and…