Woodcock v. Sartle

This action is to recover for personal injuries, and for damages to horse and wagon, sustained in a collision with an automobile owned by the defendant Sartle, and operated by the defendant Smith.

The question now before the court is that of the liability of the defendant Sartle for the consequences of the accident. This turns upon the question whether upon the circumstances of the case,. as hereinafter stated, the defendant Smith is to be deemed an employee of the codefendant Sartle, or an independent contractor.

The essential facts bearing on the question stated are these: Mr. Sartle lived at…