Todd v. Natchez-Eola Hotels Co.

Todd, the appellant, owned a Chevrolet coupe. Todd was a lawyer, as also was McCann, who was attending to. business for the appellant and who drove the appellant’s car in the course of his business. McCann drove from a point in Louisiana to Natchez, Mississippi, parked his car at the curb in front of the hotel, registered at the desk, and was assigned a room in the hotel about eleven o’clock at night. He inquired of the clerk at-the desk as to whether or not the hotel had a parking place for cars, and was informed that the guests of the hotel were allowed to park their cars in the rear of the…