Jones v. Allen

This is an appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment in favor of defendant Laurette G. Summeril in an action for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff as a pedestrian when she was hit by an automobile driven by Tony Allen.

The plaintiff sought to establish liability as against the defendant Summeril under the provisions of section 402 of the Vehicle Code (as such section existed on the date of the accident, December 15, 1955). On December 3, 1955, there had been an apparent sale of the automobile to Allen by the defendant Summeril, a used-ear dealer doing business under the name of…