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While the owner of a sports car was abroad, his younger brother took the car without his knowledge or…

Where a family member takes a vehicle without the owner's knowledge, consent, or authority and for his own purposes, he does not act as the owner's servant or agent.…

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While the owner of a sports car was abroad, his younger brother took the car without his knowledge or permission and caused the accident. Who would be held liable ?

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Where a family member takes a vehicle without the owner's knowledge, consent, or authority and for his own purposes, he does not act as the owner's servant or agent. Consequently, the younger brother cannot be deemed the owner's agent, and the owner is not vicariously liable for the accident.

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