Herrington v. Hill

Citations

• 60 Pa. Super. 202
• 1915 Pa. Super. LEXIS 169

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Automobiles—Operation of car by owners son— Dealer’s license — Burden of proof — Evidence—Case for fury.</p> <p>In an action to recover damages for personal injuries against the owner of an automobile, the case is for the jury and a verdict and judgment for plaintiff will be sustained, where the evidence for plaintiff shows that at the time of the accident the car was negligently operated by the fifteen year old son of the defendant who had given the boy permission to take out a party of friends, that the' owner was a dealer and agent for the sale of cars of the same kind as the car which caused the accident, that he had a dealer’s license which restricted the running of the car by licensed drivers only and for the purpose of demonstration or removal of the cars for sale, that the son had no license, and was not qualified by reason of his youth to secure one, and that the plaintiff in no way contributed to the accident.</p>