Home Indemnity Company v. West Trade Motors, Inc.

Before Crockett could recover, lie would have to establish dealer’s liability. This liability exists, Crockett asserted and the court approved, because dealer was the owner of the Mercury coupe used by Bradshaw with dealer’s permission on 4 November 1961. The contention is based on the interpretation Crockett places on our decision in Credit Co. v. Norwood, 257 N.C. 87, 125 S.E. 2d 369.

We repeat what Justice Jackson so well said in Armour & Co. v. Wantock, 323 U.S. 126, 89 L. ed. 118: “It is timely again to remind counsel that words of our opinions are to be read in the light of the facts of…