Rarick v. Bristol
New York Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtSearl, J.
Plaintiff was seriously injured while riding in her husband’s automobile on March 7, 1943. The car collided with one owned and driven by the defendant. The jury found for the plaintiff and defendant moves to set aside the verdict.
The one question involved is whether the wife, at the time of the accident, was principal and the husband her agent, or whether the wife was a guest of the husband. The question *1069arose when the wife stated that on the day before the accident she requested her husband to drive her from Watertown to Lacona, IT. Y., on Sunday, the day following. The purpose of the trip…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Reading Township v. TelferSupreme Court of Kansas · 1897
- Jenks v. Veeder Contracting Co.New York Supreme Court · 1941
- Jenks v. Veeder Contracting Company, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1943
- Meyers v. MeyersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1942
3Cited by1 opinion
- Rarick v. BristolAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1944