Jones v. Cook
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Wood County. Action by C. N. Jones against James D. Cook. Directed verdict for the defendant and the plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Meredith, Judge:
On October 24, 1919, Ivol Hickman, a step-daughter of defendant, and who was then a member of his family and under twenty-one years of age, was driving defendant’s automobile in returning from a foot-ball game in Parkersburg.. She was the only member of defendant’s family in the automobile, but had with her a number of her young friends. At the intersection of Covert and Sixteenth Streets she permitted defendant’s automobile to run into and practically demolish plaintiff’s automobile. Plaintiff seeks recovery of damages. As the record now stands, plaintiff clearly showed that…
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