Craddock v. Bickelhaupt

I. On May 24, 1935, there was a collision between the car in which plaintiff’s intestate was riding and an Oldsmobile automobile driven by Ben Unruh, who, on May 4, 1935, had purchased the car from defendant, G-. E. Bickelhaupt, under a conditional sales contract. Plaintiff seeks to recover against defendant as owner of the car which he alleges Unruh was driving with his consent. At the close of plaintiff’s testimony, defendant filed a motion for a directed verdict. One of the grounds of the motion was that plaintiff had failed to prove that the defendant was the owner of the Oldsmobile at…