Parker v. Metropolitan Casualty Insurance

We find no reason to disturb the factual determination of the Trial Judge herein. He was not bound to infer and find that Mrs. Naehtrieb, the owner of the vehicle (who gave Mrs. Parker permission to drive herself home the night before because of the lateness of the hour and, pursuant to a telephone call the next day, gave her specific permission to drive from the market home and then return the car on the day of the accident), gave permission for an unlicensed operator to take the vehicle on the highway in violation of the law. (See, e.g., Brindley v. Krizsan, 18 A D 2d 971; Leotta v.…