Bonner v. Surman

Griffin Smith, Chief Justice.

Appellant, a widow who worked as a seamstress, has two sons, one of whom —Bobby, 18 years of age — occasionally drove her car, sometimes using it to deliver newspapers. Marion Surman, 14 years of age, was injured in April 1948 while assisting Bobby with his work. In a suit by Virginia Haley, Marion’s mother, judgments for $2,000 were rendered against appellant, — $1,500 for Marion and $500 for his mother — on the theory that when the collision occurred, “Bobby Bonner was in and about the business of Rachael Bonner”.

Bobby usually covered his route on a bicycle…