New York Court of Appeals
Phœbe A. Van Blaricom, as Administratrix of the Estate of Allan B. Van Blaricom, Appellant v. Frank L. Dodgson…
February 27, 1917220 N.Y. 111
Summary
The Court affirmed the lower court's judgment, holding that a father who owns an automobile for family use is not liable for the negligent operation of the car by his adult son when the son is driving for his own private pleasure, because the son is not the father's agent in that circumstance.