Abel v. Dodge

These two law actions against Dodge Masonry Construction Company, owner of a pickup truck, and Ronald D. Dodge, driver, asked damages resulting from a collision between the truck and an automobile owned and driven by plaintiff Roller in which plaintiff Abel’s decedent, Raymond Arthur Abel, was a passenger. The cases were consolidated for trial, resulting in a jury verdict and judgment for each plaintiff against both defendants. Defendant Masonry Company appeals.

The principal point urged upon us is that the inference or presumption Ronald was driving the pickup with the owner’s consent was…