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WILLIAMS v. MICKENS

No. 522.

100 S.E.2d 511 (1957)

247 N.C. 262

Arnold B. WILLIAMS v. Richard Junior MICKENS and Embra C. Morris.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

November 26, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ottway Burton, Asheboro, for plaintiff, appellant.

Jordan, Wright & Henson, Greensboro, by Welch Jordan, Greensboro, for defendant, Embra C. Morris, appellee.

HIGGINS, Justice.

The question presented here is this: Does failure to remove the switch key render the owner of an automobile liable for the negligent operation thereof by a thief who steals it?

If the owner is liable for injury inflicted by the thief at the next street crossing, there appears no reason why liability should not extend to the next town, the next county, or the next state. If leaving the key in the...

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