North Carolina § 75A-10 - 1. Family purpose doctrine applicable.
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§ 75A-10. 1. Family purpose doctrine applicable.
The family purpose doctrine, as applicable in this State to tort cases arising from the operation of motor vehicles, shall apply to tort cases arising from the operation of motorboats and vessels as those terms are defined in this Chapter. History (1971, c. 450, s. 1.) Legal Periodicals. - For note discussing the extension of the family purpose doctrine to motorcycles and private property, see 14 Wake Forest L. Rev. 699 (1978). For note on use of the family purpose doctrine when no outsiders are involved, in light of Carver v. Carver, 310 N.C. 669 , 314 S.E.2d 739 (1984), see 21 Wake Forest L. Rev. 243 (1985).
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