Lewis v. Steele
Montana Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Silver Bow County; J. J. Lynch, Judge. Action by Abraham G. Lewis, as administrator of the estate of Rose Amelia Lewis, deceased, against Charles Steele. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals. The appellant contends that he is not liable for any tort committed by his minor son during the appellant’s absence unconnected with his business, and without his authority or approval.
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Appeal from District Court, Silver Bow County; J. J. Lynch, Judge. Action by Abraham G. Lewis, as administrator of the estate of Rose Amelia Lewis, deceased, against Charles Steele. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals. The appellant contends that he is not liable for any tort committed by his minor son during the appellant’s absence unconnected with his business, and without his authority or approval. (See Herndobler v. Bippen, 75 Or. 22, 146 Pac. 140; Tift v. Tift, 4 Denio (N. Y.), 175; Kurnba v. Gilham, 103 Wis. 312, 79 N. W. 325; Maddox v. .Brown, 71 Me. 432, 36 Am. Rep. 336; Smith…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sanner
While crossing the intersection of Columbia (or Clark) and Park Streets, in the city of Butte, Rose Amelia Lewis was struck *305by an automobile and killed. The machine belonged to the defendant, but was being driven by Ralph Steele, one of his minor sons, and was conveying his sons with a party of their friends to a high school dance at the Columbia Gardens. The accident occurred about 8:35 P. M., on June 5, 1913, and the complaint, which is by the administrator of the estate of Rose Amelia Lewis, charges that her death was due to negligence in the handling of the machine, and seeks to hold the…
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