Legal Opinion
McNamara v. Prather
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided March 7, 1939PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Judge Rees
Reversing.
The appellee, I. P. Prather, brought this action against E. E. McNamara to recover damages for injuries received by him in an automobile accident in which his automobile collided with one driven by Eobert McNamara, the minor son of E. E. McNamara. Eobert McNamara was a student in the University of Kentucky, and was driving from his home in Elizabethtown to Lexington. The appellee sought to fasten liability upon the appellant under the family purpose doctrine. He alleged in his petition that Eobert McNamara was an infant under 21 years of age, and the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Ludwig v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
- Bradley v. SchmidtCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
- Abell v. WhiteheadCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1936
- Euster v. VogelCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
- Creaghead v. Hafele's AdministratorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Smith v. SimpsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1963
- Mortensen v. KnightArizona Supreme Court · 1956
- Rutherford v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940
- Jack G. Ray and Don A. Payton v. John Porter and Cheryl B. PorterCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
- Gray v. GoldenCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1945
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