Blount v. Sutton

Pannell, Judge,

dissenting. 1. While the simple fact, standing alone, that one of the defendants was operating the automobile of the other defendant with such owner’s consent, is not sufficient to establish liability of the defendant owner for injuries to a third party occasioned by the negligence of the driver (Frankel v. Cone, 214 Ga. 733 (107 SE2d 819); Hines v. Bell, 104 Ga. App. 76 (4) (120 SE2d 892)); yet, where the owner is present in the automobile an inference may properly be drawn by the jury that the owner was in control of the operation of the automobile (Trawick v. Chambliss, 42…