High Point Savings & Trust Co. v. King

Supreme Court of North Carolina

High Point Savings & Trust Co. v. King

117 S.E.2d 421, 253 N.C. 571, 1960 N.C. LEXIS 684

DecidedDecember 14, 1960

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High Point Savings & Trust Co. v. King, 117 S.E.2d 421, 253 N.C. 571, 1960 N.C. LEXIS 684 (N.C. 1960).

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Opinion

PER CuRiam.

Under the Motor Vehicle Safety and Financial Responsibility Act, G.S. 20-279.1(8), a conditional vendee, lessee, or mortgagor of a motor vehicle is deemed -to be the owner. Liability on the part of the appellee can arise only by application of the doctrine respondeat superior, that is, by showing the relationship of master and servant, or employer and employee, or principal and agent. The complaint does not allege facts showing any such relationship. The demurrer was properly sustained.

Affirmed.

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PER CuRiam.

Under the Motor Vehicle Safety and Financial Responsibility Act, G.S. 20-279.1(8), a conditional vendee, lessee, or mortgagor of a motor vehicle is deemed -to be the owner. Liability on the part of the appellee can arise only by application of the doctrine respondeat superior, that is, by showing the relationship of master and servant, or employer and employee, or principal and agent. The complaint does not allege facts showing any such relationship. The demurrer was properly sustained.

Affirmed.

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117 S.E.2d 421, 253 N.C. 571, 1960 N.C. LEXIS 684, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/high-point-savings-trust-co-v-king-nc-1960.