Hallock v. American Casualty Co.

The first question involved in this appeal: Can the defendant avoid liability upon the contention that the automobile was not being operated at the time of the accident for the owners’ “business or pleasure” ? We think not, under the policy issued to plaintiff.

The plaintiff and his wife took a trip from Asheville, North Carolina, their home, to visit a friend in Lincolnton, N. C. After returning from a drive in the automobile, the plaintiff instructed the Negro chauffeur to put the car in the garage and bring him the keys. The chauffeur, with another Negro and two Negro girls, started on a…