Rowland v. Spalti

On the morning of July 4, 1921, a Cadillac automobile, owned by the defendant, O. J. Spalti, and driven by his son, Leo Spalti, collided upon the highway with a Buick, owned and driven by the plaintiff, who sues to recover damages for injuries thus occasioned to his car. For the disposition of this appeal, it may be assumed that the proximate cause of the collision was the negligence of the driver of the Cadillac, and that the material questions for our consideration are: First, whether the defendant is liable for the injurious consequences of the negligence of his son; and second, if such…