Echols v. Hurt

Opinion by

LYONS, C.

Plaintiff sued defendants, a copartnership, for damages accruing by reason of personal injuries received in an automobile accident. Plaintiff alleged that he was struck while leaving a street car and crossing the street, by a service car belonging to defendants and operated by their agent, servant, and employe. Defendants admitted the ownership of the car and that the driver thereof was in their employ. They contended, however, that at the time and place said injuries were sus tained by plaintiff, the driver of file car, one Buchannan, was not driving or operating said…