Hawley v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North America

The crucial question in these actions is whether or not Joseph L. Monroe was operating the pickup at the time of the collision with the permission of his employer, Burkhead DeVane Printing Company.

The evidence bearing on this question is summarized as follows: The Printing Company owned two automobiles and the pickup truck. They were not stored at the place of business at night. Officers of the Company usually kept the automobiles at their homes overnight. Burns, an old and trusted employee, took the pickup to his home each night and kept it there on week-ends. Burns was permitted to drive…