Legal Opinion

Manica v. Smith

California Court of Appeal

Decided May 25, 1934No. Civ. No. 4619PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THE COURT.

A rehearing was granted in this case to give further consideration to the question regarding the statutory liability. of the owner of an automobile who, for hire, permits it to be used and operated by another person through whose gross negligence a guest is injured.

The appellant was engaged at Sacramento in the business of renting automobiles to be operated by other persons. The company owned the machine which is involved in this appeal. For a consideration it was rented to and operated by the defendant Smith on April 28, 1930. The plaintiff was riding in the machine as a guest at…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Burns's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
  2. Krause v. RarityCalifornia Supreme Court · 1930
  3. Heron v. RileyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1930
  4. Howard v. HowardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1933
  5. Helme v. Great Western Milling Co.California Court of Appeal · 1919

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. People v. NowellCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1941
  2. Criss v. Angelus Hospital Assn.California Court of Appeal · 1936
  3. Horning v. GerlachCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1934
  4. Kile v. KileSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1936
  5. Moyer v. DreschCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1934

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