Brightwell v. Simpson

Hatcher, Judge:

The plaintiff was struck and injured May 4, 1927, by a truck owned by defendant, and driven by Dick Beury. The jury assessed plaintiff’s damages at $5,500.00, and judgment for that amount was entered by the trial court.

The defendant is in the floral business, but does not devote Ms time exclusively thereto, being also an undertaker. At the time of the accident, Beury had been directed by E. J. Wagner to drive the truck on a mission connected with defendant’s floral business. Wagner had been employed by defendant in February, 1927, as a designer and decorator in the floral…