Wray v. City of Independence

The opinion o'f the court was delivered by

Hoch, J.:

This was an action for damages resulting from a collision between plaintiff’s automobile and an automobile owned by the *259city of Independence and being driven by a city employee.' The municipality, Hackmaster, who was the city engineer, and Eades, the driver of the city automobile, were made defendants. A demurrer to the petition by Eades was overruled. Demurrers of the city and Hackmaster were sustained, and plaintiff appeals.

The petition alleged that Eades, an employee of the city, had been employed for about ten days prior to September 15,…