Schultze v. McGuire

An automobile owned by the defendant and operated by a chauffeur hired by him, collided with an automobile in which the plaintiffs were driving. The plaintiffs brought these actions to recover damages for injuries sustained in the collision. The complaints were dismissed on the ground that the defendant was not liable for negligence, if any, on the part of the chauffeur because at the time of the collision the chauffeur was using the automobile for his own purposes without the defendant’s permission. It is undisputed that on the morning of the accident the chauffeur had used the automobile to…