Ford v. McQueary

VAN SANT, Commissioner.

On the morning of December 23, 1948 appellee, Gerald McQueary, driving the car of his father, appellee Marvin Mc-Queary, under the family purpose doctrine, met appellant’s decedent, Ira Thomas Ford, and John Barlow. They drove to Lebanon where Ford picked up a railway ticket which he previously had reserved. Previous to turning the car over to him, appel-lee, Marvin McQueary, informed Gerald that the latch on the hood was out of order. Ford, Barlow, and Gerald left Liberty for Yosemite, on which journey the hood twice came loose. In the afternoon they drove to Crab…