Heide v. TCI INCORPORATED

These are actions for personal injuries arising out of a collision between cars driven by Sheila Bebout and Thomas Parker. Both drivers were killed, and Marvin Heide, a passenger in the Parker vehicle, was injured. Heide and the administratrix of the Parker estate filed actions against defendant, T.C.I. Incorporated, the employer of Mrs. Bebout.

The cases were consolidated for trial on the issue of liability only. The defendant moved for a ■nonsuit and directed verdict on the ground that the evidence failed to show that Mrs. Bebout was acting in the course and scope of her employment at the…