Legal Opinion

Hardy v. Smith

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided January 15, 1934No. 5931PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBB, Associate Justice.

Writ of error to’ the municipal court.

Plaintiff (plaintiff in error) brought suit against the defendant (defendant in error) for damages resulting from alleged negligence of defendant’s minor son in the operation of an automobile.

At the close of all the evidence the court found for the defendant “on the ground that the evidence showed that there was no relation of agency or master and servant between the defendant and his son.”

The defendant’s son, nineteen years of age, testifying for the plaintiff, stated that at the time of the aeeident he was driving the ear “with…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Young v. MasciSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
  2. Smith v. JordanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1912
  3. Denison v. McNortonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1916

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Smith v. DoyleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
  2. Butler Trust v. ChampionSuperior Court of Guam · 2025
  3. Pangelinan v. LujanSuperior Court of Guam · 2021

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