Coleng v. Ramsdell

This is an action for damages for personal injuries. The plaintiff alleged that he was struck by an automobile owned and driven by the defendant Ramsdell, who was alleged to have been the agent and employee of the defendant Cowen. A jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff and against both defendants and the defendant Cowen has appealed.

The appellant was a dealer in Ford automobiles in San Bernardino with a branch place of business in Barstow. Rams-dell, who was an auditor, had performed certain auditing services for Cowen for some eight years prior to 1934. For approximately one…