Jones v. Hathway

The pertinent facts herein appear to be that a Mr. John Hansen was the owner of an automobile, in which he transported his wife, plaintiff and defendant from the city of Santa Barbara to the city of Los Angeles. After' the party had arrived in the vicinity of the latter city, for the asserted reason that defendant was better acquainted with the streets thereof than was the owner of the automobile, “Hansen turned the wheel over to Hathway, and from that time on Hathway was the driver of the car”, not only while within the city of Los Angeles, but also including the time occupied on the…