Brown v. Montgomery Ward Co., Inc.

Mrs. M. A. Brown was struck by an automobile which was being driven by one of the employees of Montgomery Ward & Co. She died of the injuries sustained. Her heirs sued for damages. Prom a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs the defendants have appealed.

The defendants claim that the evidence did not show that at the time of the accident the defendant Yinje, who was driving the automobile, was acting within the scope and course of his employment. Mr. Yinje is an accountant; he owns his automobile and resides in Berkeley. At the time of the accident he was a traveling auditor for the defendant…