Maxine Davis v. Zurich General Accident and Liability Insurance Company, Limited

Fourth Circuit

Maxine Davis v. Zurich General Accident and Liability Insurance Company, Limited

229 F.2d 156, 1956 U.S. App. LEXIS 3551

CourtCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

DecidedJanuary 12, 1956

Docket7104

StatusPublished

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Maxine Davis v. Zurich General Accident and Liability Insurance Company, Limited, 229 F.2d 156, 1956 U.S. App. LEXIS 3551 (4th Cir. 1956).

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PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from judgment for defendant in an action to recover on a policy of automobile liability insurance. The only question in the case is whether one Bailey was operating the automobile with the express. or implied permission of the owner, Catlett, at the time of the accident out of which the claim arises. The jury so found, but the trial judge sustained a motion for judgment n. o. v. on the ground that there was no evidence to sustain the verdict. Catlett testified that he allowed Bailey to drive the automobile to take one Hannah to the office of a physician, but that he was to “come right back and be careful”. There was no evidence that any other permission express or implied was given Bailey to drive the car on this occasion. The collision occurred some twelve miles from the physician’s office at a place where Bailey had taken plaintiff in the car without any permission of Catlett express or implied. Under the law of Virginia this may not be held a use of the automobile with the permission of the owner even though the use in driving to the physician’s office was with his permission. Sordelett v. Mercer, 185 Va. 823, 40 S.E.2d 289, 294; State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. v. Cook, 186 Va. 658, 43 S.E.2d 863, 5 A.L.R.2d 594; Hartford Accident, etc., Co. v. Peach, 193 Va. 260, 68 S.E.2d 520; Jordan v. Shelby Mutual Plate Glass & Casualty Co., 4 Cir., *157 142 F.2d 52; Continental Casualty Co. v. Padgett, 4 Cir., 219 F.2d 133; Mason & Dixon Lines, Inc., v. Martin, 4 Cir., 222 F.2d 328.

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PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from judgment for defendant in an action to recover on a policy of automobile liability insurance. The only question in the case is whether one Bailey was operating the automobile with the express. or implied permission of the owner, Catlett, at the time of the accident out of which the claim arises. The jury so found, but the trial judge sustained a motion for judgment n. o. v. on the ground that there was no evidence to sustain the verdict. Catlett testified that he allowed Bailey to drive the automobile to take one Hannah to the office of a physician, but that he was to “come right back and be careful”. There was no evidence that any other permission express or implied was given Bailey to drive the car on this occasion. The collision occurred some twelve miles from the physician’s office at a place where Bailey had taken plaintiff in the car without any permission of Catlett express or implied. Under the law of Virginia this may not be held a use of the automobile with the permission of the owner even though the use in driving to the physician’s office was with his permission. Sordelett v. Mercer, 185 Va. 823, 40 S.E.2d 289, 294; State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. v. Cook, 186 Va. 658, 43 S.E.2d 863, 5 A.L.R.2d 594; Hartford Accident, etc., Co. v. Peach, 193 Va. 260, 68 S.E.2d 520; Jordan v. Shelby Mutual Plate Glass & Casualty Co., 4 Cir., *157 142 F.2d 52; Continental Casualty Co. v. Padgett, 4 Cir., 219 F.2d 133; Mason & Dixon Lines, Inc., v. Martin, 4 Cir., 222 F.2d 328.

Affirmed.

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