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RICK v. MURPHY

No. 165.

110 S.E.2d 815 (1959)

251 N.C. 162

George M. RICK v. Jim MURPHY, t/a Murphy's Used Cars, and Wesley Pete Froneberger.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

November 4, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Battley Rankin, Mount Holly, for plaintiff appellee.

Carpenter & Webb, Charlotte, for defendant appellants.

RODMAN, Justice.

Defendant Murphy's motion to nonsuit was overruled. This he assigns as error. Plaintiff's evidence does not tend to establish that Murphy was the owner of the vehicle operated by Froneberger. To the contrary, it shows that the driver was the owner. It was registered in his name and carried license plates issued to him. This made a prima facie case of ownership. G.S. & 20-71.1(b). True the body was not the same as the body described on the registration...

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