Sauriolle v. O'Gorman

I. A verdict was properly directed for the defendant O’Gorman. He was liable only if Shea, at the time of the accident, was engaged in doing what he was employed to do. Danforth v. Fisher, 75 N. H. 111. The limits of his authorization, his purpose and conduct are undisputed. His employment on his return trip was to take the ear from Concord to the master’s garage on Manchester street. When by direct route he had come to a point on that street within less than two blocks of his destination, instead of turning to the garage he embarked on a detour by Union street, Lake avenue, and Chestnut…