AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD v. WILLIAMS

No. 1599.

111 A.2d 874 (1955)

THE AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, a corporation, Appellant, v. Otho Holland WILLIAMS, doing business as Otho Williams Buick, Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Decided March 1, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Saul M. Schwartzbach, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

William H. Clarke, Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before CAYTON, Chief Judge, and HOOD and QUINN, Associate Judges.


CAYTON, Chief Judge.

An automobile belonging to a man named Vetter was badly damaged by fire, after being repaired by a garage keeper. Vetter's subrogee, appellant insurance company, sued the garage. The question is whether the trial court ruled properly in directing a verdict for defendant.

Vetter's car was a 1953 Buick which was then a few months old, had run about 11,000 miles and was in excellent condition. Preparing for a trip to Florida, he took it to...

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