Imputed negligence
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
Negligence which is not directly attributable to the person himself, but which is the negligence of a person who is in privity with him, and with whose fault he is chargeable.
Smith v. Railroad Co., 4 Apr. Div. 493, 38 N. Y. Supp. 666.