U-HAUL CO. OF EAST BAY v. STATE FARM

No. 89-CV-1383.

616 A.2d 1264 (1992)

U-HAUL COMPANY OF EAST BAY, INC., Appellant, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 30, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Schraf, Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Philip R. Murray, Rockville, Md., for appellee. Marie Manuele Gavigan, Rockville, Md., filed the brief, for appellee.

Before FERREN and STEADMAN, Associate Judges, and KERN, Senior Judge.


FERREN, Associate Judge:

At a bench trial in Small Claims Court, the judge found defendant-appellant, U-Haul Company of East Bay, Inc., liable for $450.13 in damages caused by a U-Haul truck to an automobile owned by Robert Watkins and insured by plaintiff-appellee. Appellant contends that it should not be held liable as an "owner" of the vehicle under the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act, D.C.Code § 40-408 (1990 Repl.). We affirm.

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