Bach v. Winfield-Foley Fire Protection District

MARY R. RUSSELL, Judge.

The primary issue before this Court is whether a driver’s negligence can be imputed to an owner-passenger of an automobile.

Sandra Bach (“Aunt”) appeals from the trial court’s judgment, which awarded her $15,000 for her injuries in an automobile accident in which the driver’s, Samuel Madden’s (“Nephew”), negligence was imputed to her. This Court finds that it was proper to impute Nephew’s negligence to Aunt in that a principal/agent relationship *607existed between them. The judgment of the trial court is affirmed.

I. Facts

Aunt and Nephew were involved in an automobile…