People v. Learman

The defendant was an appraiser of damaged motor vehicles and employed by a garage which services a large clientele of insurance companies for whom it furnishes surveys of motor vehicles involved in accidents, appraisals of values, cost of repairs, etc. The garage employed four appraisers including the defendant. The territory over which the garage customarily made appraisals was divided so that each appraiser operated over a prescribed area. When an order for such a survey was received by the garage, a lady employed in the office of the garage would make out a slip or card containing the…