imputed negligence
Negligence of one person charged to another; negligence resulting from a party’s special relationship with another party who is originally negligent — so that, for example, a parent might be held responsible for some acts of a child. [Cases: Negligence 483, 575; Parent and Child 13.5(2). C.J.S. Negligence §§ 152–153, 268–280; Parent and Child § 191.]