Atkins v. Churchill

A pickup truck, owned by Ray Swayne and operated by plaintiff wife, collided with an automobile owned by defendant and operated by Ted Zorn, a minor. Plaintiff husband, as a result of that accident, sustained personal injuries. He instituted an action to recover against defendant, alleging that the personal injuries were sustained as a result of the negligent driving by Ted Zorn, agent of defendant, of an automobile owned by defendant, and operated by Zorn, in furtherance of the family purpose for which defendant kept and maintained the automobile. By answer and cross-complaint, defendant…