Rick v. Murphy

Defendant Murphy’s motion to nonsuit was over ruled. This he assigns as error. Plaintiff’s evidence does not tend to establish that Murphy was the owner of the vehicle operated by Froneberger. To the contrary, it shows that the driver was the owner. It was registered in his name and carried license plates issued to him. This made a 'prima facie case of ownership. G.S. 20-71.1 (b). True the body was not the same as the body described on the registration card, but the body is merely a part of the motor vehicle referred to in the statute, G.S. 20-71.1.

By definition, G.S. 20-38 (p), a motor…