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WEYAUS v. SAM

No. C2-87-2047.

435 N.W.2d 536 (1989)

Natalie WEYAUS, as Trustee for the Heirs and Next of Kin of Christopher Weyaus, decedent, Petitioner, Appellant, v. Douglas SAM, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

January 31, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas P. Anderson, Little Falls, for petitioner, appellant.

Richard P. Mahoney, Minneapolis, for respondent.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.

COYNE, Justice.

This action for wrongful death has been brought against Douglas Sam, owner of a vehicle customarily used by his wife, Christine Sam, but driven at the time of the fatal accident by their adult son, Doran Sam. The jury found that Doran Sam was operating the vehicle without the consent of either parent. We affirm the judgment in favor of defendant Douglas Sam, as did the court of appeals.

Twenty-one year old Doran Sam lived in the home of his...

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