Katz v. Wolff & Reinheimer, Inc.

The defendant was the owner of four taxicabs, and requested one Kurtz, who is known in the taxicab business as an “ operator,” to take complete charge of them — operate them, hire and discharge chauffeurs, store the cabs in his garage, supply them with gas and oil and keep them in repair.

Kurtz operated them in this manner in conjunction with his own taxicabs. The chauffeurs whom he hired retained forty per cent of their receipts, and the remainder was applied by Kurtz towards the expense of storage, repairs, etc., and any balance was accounted for to the defendant at the end of the month.

Kurtz…