Kidd v. De Witt
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Amherst county in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiff assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtSaunders, J.
This is an action of trespass on the case by Harvey F. Kidd (plaintiff below) against Clinton DeWitt, Jr. (defendant below), for damages inflicted upon the automobile of the said Kidd by the automobile of the said DeWitt, while the same was in charge of and being driven by the chauffeur of the latter. The pertinent facts necessary for the proper understanding and disposition of this case may be briefly stated.
DeWitt, the defendant, lives in Lynchburg. Sometime in April, 1919, Piney Coles, the cook of Mr. DeWitt, wrote *440a note to Mrs. DeWitt asking permission for William Scott, DeWitt’s…
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