Texas Co. v. Jackson

Smith, 0. J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

The appellee recovered a judgment against the appellants for a personal injury. The declaration alleges, in substance, that the appellee was a servant of the appellants, and that he was injured while driving an automobile truck for them in the course of his employment, because of a defect in the steering wheel thereof.

The Texas Company was engaged in selling and distributing gasoline products from a bulk sales station, of which Gober was in charge acting for the company, whether as its agent or as an independent contractor being one of the…