{"id":1567,"date":"2007-06-07T10:26:24","date_gmt":"2007-06-07T10:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/wordpress\/family_purpose_liability_alive\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T16:14:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T21:14:05","slug":"family-purpose-liability-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finchmccranie.com\/blog\/family-purpose-liability-alive\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Purpose Liability: Alive and Well in Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In our serious injury practice we are often times confronted with cases involving the Family Purpose Doctrine.  It is not unusual for one of our clients to be injured by the acts of a teenage driver.  More often than not, the teenage driver is operating the automobile with the express permission of the owner of the car which are usually the parents.  Under Georgia law, when a family purpose car that is furnished by the owner to a member of the family for their convenience and pleasure is used for such purpose, and a member of the family is present in the automobile controlling it, or who could control the operation of it, there is family purpose liability in this state.<\/p>\n<p>In Georgia, the law has long been that the owner of a family purpose car is liable for the acts of members of his family in driving the family car.  Thus, if a parent entrusts their teenage son or daughter with a family purpose car for the convenience of the family, so long as the car is being operated for the pleasure of some member of the owner\u2019s family, the owner is liable.  This liability also extends to third parties allowed by the teenage driver to also operate the car with their permission.  For example, if the teenager is entrusted the car by the parent and that teenager allows one of their friends to drive, the family purpose doctrine would still apply as long as a member of the family is present in the automobile and could supervise control and operation of the car.<\/p>\n<p>We have cases pending in our firm right now where this doctrine applies to the liability of the car owner\/parent.  The teenage driver runs the stop sign and causes serious injury to our client.  In such a circumstance, we place the parent on notice that we will be looking to them to provide compensation to our client with respect to lost wages, medical bills and pain and suffering.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finchmccranie.com\/blog\/family-purpose-liability-alive\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Family Purpose Liability: Alive and Well in Georgia\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In our serious injury practice we are often times confronted with cases involving the Family Purpose Doctrine. It is not unusual for one of our clients to be injured by the acts of a teenage driver. 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