Ferguson v. Gurley

Frankum, Judge.

1. Before the head of a household can be held liable for the negligent operation of a family automobile by a member of his family, it must be shown that such operator was a member of his family and that the automobile was a *577family-purpose vehicle. Studdard v. Turner, 91 Ga. App. 318 (85 SE2d 537); Marques v. Ross, 105 Ga. App. 133 (123 SE2d 412), and cases cited therein. The leading cases on this principle of law are Griffin v. Russell, 144 Ga. 275 (87 SE 10, LRA 1916F 216, AC 1917D 994), and Hubert v. Harpe, 181 Ga. 168 (182 SE 167). In order for the “family-car” doctrine to…