Legal Opinion
Burt v. Cordover
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 6, 1955No. 1669PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Associate Judge.
This appeal presents the question whether appellees were the owners of an automobile within the meaning of the statute which provided: “Whenever any motor vehicle * * * shall be operated upon the public highways of the District of Columbia by any person other than the owner, with the consent of the owner, express or implied, the operator thereof shall, in case of accident, be deemed to be the agent of the owner of such motor vehicle, * * *” 1
The undisputed facts were that appel-lees, mother and son, were joint owners of an automobile which they decided to sell. On August…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Endres v. Mara-Rickenbacker Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1928
- Mason v. Automobile Finance Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
- Byrd v. American Guarantee and Liability Ins. CoCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1950
- Gasque v. SaidmanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1945
- Rainey v. RossCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1951
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3Cited by5 opinions
- David M. Williams v. Rawlings Truck Line, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- Johnson v. KeyesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964
- Lee v. Ford Motor Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1984
- Spindle v. ReidDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Frei v. GordonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1965