High Point Savings & Trust Co. v. King
Supreme Court of North Carolina
High Point Savings & Trust Co. v. King, 253 N.C. 571 (N.C. 1960)
117 S.E.2d 421; 1960 N.C. LEXIS 684
High Point Savings & Trust Co. v. King
Opinion of the Court
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.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- HIGH POINT SAVINGS AND TRUST COMPANY, Administrator of the Estate of ROBERT WAYNE MARTIN v. JOHN CAMPBELL KING, by his Guardian Ad Litem, WILLY L. KING BRYON CAMPBELL KING, and UNIVERSAL C. I. T. CREDIT CORPORATION and JOYCE FAYE MARTIN, by her General Guardian, HIGH POINT SAVINGS AND TRUST COMPANY v. JOHN CAMPBELL KING, by his Next Friend, WILLY L. KING BRYON CAMPBELL KING and UNIVERSAL C. I. T. CREDIT CORPORATION
- Status
- Published