Washington News Co. v. Satti

On appeal from a judgment for damages to the infant plaintiff from being struck by an automobile owned and driven by one Canolles, it is objected by the defendant and appellant that there is no evidence legally sufficient to prove that Canolles was acting as its servant while driving, and that a verdict for the defendant should therefore have been directed. The trial court refused a prayer for that direction.

The defendant was a seller of school supplies to retail merchants, with its place of business in Washington, District of Columbia. Canolles, living in Baltimore City, was a salesman of…