family purpose doctrine
- A legal principle making the vehicle owner responsible for damages inflicted by any family member driving their vehicle
- Under the family purpose doctrine, the parents were liable for damages caused by their son's reckless driving.
- The family purpose doctrine resulted in the father facing financial consequences after his daughter's car accident.
- The lawyer brought up the family purpose doctrine, implicating the vehicle owner in the damages caused by his nephew.
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