Joe Williams and Katie Williams v. Claire Scott

The plaintiffs, husband and wife, sued the minor defendant Claire Scott and her parents for damages allegedly resulting from injuries sustained by plaintiff Katie Williams at a Tampa street intersection when she was struck by an automobile operated by said minor. The intersection was serviced by overhead traffic control lights. The plaintiffs husband sought derivative damages, and the parents of the minor defendant were named parties defendant by reason of their ownership of the automobile and their endorsement of their minor daughters application for a restricted operators permit. There were the usual allegations of negligence and contributory negligence.