Shaler v. Reynolds

In 2 separate actions plaintiff seeks to hold responsible for his injury the divorced parents (and a stepparent) of the 16-year-old driver and owner of an automobile which was involved in an accident with plaintiff.

On separate motions, heard at the same time, the trial judge took testimony under Court Rule No 18, § 3 (1945), and dismissed both cases as to the adult defendants.

The cause of action in the first case continues as to the minor.

The undisputed facts in these matters are recited thus by appellant’s brief:

“Robert Jeffery Reynolds was a little over 16 years of age at the time of the…