Simmons v. Murray

Plaintiff, an employee of the-defendant Cudahy Packing Company, while being carried to his work in a truck furnished by said defendant, but owned by the defendant Murray, was injured by the negligence of the truck driver, and brought this suit for damages against both the Company and the owner of the truck. Defendants each filed separate answers denying generally and pleading contributory negligence; and, in addition thereto, defendant Murray set up thai the driver of the truck was not, at the time and place of the injury, his, Murray’s, servant but was the servant of the Cudahy Packing…