Comer v. Meyer

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Trenchard, J.

Elmer Comer, the plaintiff below, was employed by Meyer Brothers, the defendants below, as a drive:'. Meyer Brothers conduct, as partners, a department store in Paterson. The plaintiff was furnished with a horse and wagon by the person in charge of the defendants’ stable. He drove to the store and loaded the wagon, and proceeded to deliver the defendants’ goods. While driving along a slight rise on the Saddle Itiver road, the king-bolt broke and the whiffle tree dropped upon the horse’s heels, causing it to jump forward and run away. The…