BURKHART v. CORN

No. 5865.

284 P.2d 226 (1955)

59 N.M. 343

Clyde BURKHART, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Curtis CORN, Roscoe Wood and Mamie Corn Wood, Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

Rehearing Denied June 16, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Cusack, Roswell, H.E. Blattman, Las Vegas, G.T. Watts, Roswell, for appellants.

Noble, Spiess & Noble, Las Vegas, for appellee.


COMPTON, Chief Justice.

This is an action by appellee against appellants for damages resulting from the negligent operation of a motor vehicle by appellant, Curtis Corn. The principal question is whether the "family purpose doctrine" is applicable. The complaint charges that Curtis Corn is the son of appellant Mamie Corn Wood and the stepson of appellant, Roscoe Wood, and that at the time of the accident he was using a pickup truck owned by appellants, Mamie Corn...

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