Axman v. Washington Gaslight Co.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal by tbe plaintiff from a judgment of the Supreme Court of tbe District of Columbia, upon verdict, in an action to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by reason of an assault and battery committed upon her by the agents of the defendant.
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Hearing on an appeal by tbe plaintiff from a judgment of the Supreme Court of tbe District of Columbia, upon verdict, in an action to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by reason of an assault and battery committed upon her by the agents of the defendant. The Court in the opinion stated the facts as follows: This is an appeal from a judgment of the supreme court of the District upon a verdict for the defendant, the Washington Gaslight Company, appellee here, in an action by the plaintiff, Anna A. Axman, appellant here, for the recovery of damages alleged to have been sustained by…
1Opinion of the Court
Hr. Justice Robb
delivered the opinion of the Court:
1. It is conceded that the three gas inspectors who entered plaintiff’s home were agents of the defendant in so far as they committed no acts of trespass; in other words, that the business upon which they "were there was not their own, but that of the defendant. The issue, therefore, is sharply defined. Were these men, upon the occasion in question, acting within the scope of their employment in the business of their principal, so as to charge that principal with responsibility for their acts, even though the manner in which they fulfilled…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. PrenticeSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Washington Gas Light Co. v. LansdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- New York Central & Hudson River Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Garretzen v. DuenckelSupreme Court of Missouri · 1872
- Moon v. MatthewsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1910
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