Legal Opinion
Miller v. Imperial Insurance Incorporated
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 28, 1963No. 3174PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Acting Judge.
Appellee brought suit for and recovered as subrogee of its insured, damages sustained in an automobile accident. The collision occurred when appellant’s automobile, ■driven by her son Clarence, struck the rear ■of insured’s automobile. The question here is whether the evidence was sufficient to overcome the statutory presumption of agency created by the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act.
Code 1961, § 40-424 provides:
“Whenever any motor vehicle, after the passage of this chapter, shall be operated upon the public highways of the District of Columbia by any person…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Rosenberg v. MurrayCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
- Hiscox v. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Schwartzbach v. ThompsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
- Simon v. DewDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1952
- Rice v. SimmonsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1947
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Williams v. BainesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1969
- Athridge v. IglesiasDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2005
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