04-28-2016, 01:06 PM
(04-28-2016, 12:29 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: Case-in-point: his reasoning for saying the driver's parents weren't at fault were because they "couldn't foresee that the driver would drink and drive in the cemetery," even though he had drank before in the cemetery and driven with his father,
You might have a legitimate complaint here if there was proof presented that the parents acquiesced in his drinking and driving. But usually you have to show that he was allowed to drink in his own home or that the parents provided the alcohol.
So did his parents approve of his drinking and driving? Did they allow him to drunk in his own home? Was there legit evidence presented to the judge to prove this?
A parent who knows that his child is a reckless drunk is not liable for the damages caused unless they could have prevented it in some way.
