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3.7-19 Family Car Doctrine - General Statutes § 52-182
New March 25, 2011
In Connecticut, we have a statute called the family car doctrine, which makes the owner of a car driven by the owner’s (spouse/parent/child) liable to the same extent as the driver unless the owner proves that the driver was not authorized to drive the vehicle. In this case,
<name of defendant
owner>presented evidence through which (he/she) attempted to prove the driver was not authorized to drive the vehicle at the time of the accident. It is up to you to determine whether the evidence presented was sufficient to do so. If it was, then
<name of defendant
owner> cannot be held liable. If it was not, then you must find
<name of defendant
owner> liable.
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