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Encyclopedia > Family purpose doctrine

In law, the family purpose doctrine is a rule that states that the owner of an automobile is liable for damages to others incurred while members of his family are driving the vehicle, under the theory that the vehicle is owned for family purposes.


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Schobinger v. Ivey, 467 N.W.2d 728 (ND 1991) (534 words)
The court held that the doctrine of respondeat superior applied, because the driver was either the agent or servant of the owner.
The family purpose doctrine was created in furtherance of the public policy of giving an injured party a cause of action against a financially responsible defendant.
We conclude that the family purpose doctrine should be extended to impute the driver's negligence to the owner of the family vehicle for purpose of limiting the owner's recovery for property damage against a third party tortfeaser.
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