Johnson v. Keyes

QUINN, Associate Judge.

This was a suit by appellants to recover for property damage to an automobile, the result of a collision between a vehicle operated by appellee’s husband and one owned and operated by appellant Johnson. The sole question before the trial court was whether appellee was the “owner” of the vehicle driven by her husband within the meaning of the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act of the District of Columbia. 1 The facts are as follows:

Appellee was called as a witness for appellants and admitted that she was the registered owner of the car. She stated her husband bought…