Legal Opinion
Runnels v. Dixie Drive-It-Yourself System Jackson Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided April 12, 1954No. 39137PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRoberds, P. J.
Appellee is in the drive-it-yourself automobile leasing-business in Jackson, Mississippi. Hereafter we will call it The Drive-It. Runnels claims that on the morning of J anuary 14 lie rented a car from The Drive-It. He signed a receipt “Phillip Werlein by Roy Runnels.” Werlein was his employer. Near midnight January 15 Runnels, while driving the car and alone therein, had a wreck and suffered severe and serious personal injuries, for which he brought this action. He asserted the personal injuries resulted from defect in the automobile.
The Drive-It defended on the grounds, (1) the Jones County…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Saxton v. RoseMississippi Supreme Court · 1947
- Parker v. Loving & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1913
- Artificial Ice Cold St. Co. v. Martin, Admx.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1935
- Robirtson v. Gulf S.I.R. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1935
3Cited by9 opinions
- Clifford H. Robbins v. Milner Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Eberhardt v. ForresterSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1962
- Canton Broiler Farms, Inc. v. WarrenMississippi Supreme Court · 1968
- United Roofing and Siding Company v. SeefeldMississippi Supreme Court · 1969
- Southern Natural Gas Co. v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
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