Dunn v. Hemberger

When the truck-pickup collision occurred, Edwin Hemberger was driving a truck owned by his parents, Norbert and Madeline Hemberger, and was hauling grain harvested from fields of his uncle, Eugene Hemberger. While transporting grain, Edwin ran a stop sign and struck a pickup driven by Harold Dunn, resulting in Dunn’s bodily injury. Dunn sued Edwin (driver), Eugene (uncle), and Edwin’s parents, Norbert and Madeline. Dunn based his claims on Edwin’s negligent operation of the truck; an agency relationship between Eugene and Edwin; the family purpose doctrine regarding the truck supplied by…