Chaika v. Vandenberg

The plaintiff was struck and injured in the city of New York by an automobile owned by the defendant and operated at the time of the accident by the defendant’s son. The evidence sufficiently shows that the injuries were the result solely of the negligence of the operator of the car. The defendant claimed that at the time of the accident his son was not operating his car in his business nor with his permission and that he was, therefore, not responsible for any negligence of his son.

At the trial the parties stipulated that they would waive a jury and “ that the court may direct a verdict with…