Webster v. Stewart

Plaintiff Webster sued defendant Stewart, claiming damages for personal injuries suffered by him while riding in an automobile driven by defendant. It is claimed that the injuries were due to the negligent and unlawful driving of the defendant. Plaintiff was an employee of the Union Steam Pump Company, a corporation of Battle Creek, and both were under the workmen’s compensation act (2 Comp. Laws 1915, § 5423 et seq.). Defendant' was vice president and a director of the company. When plaintiff was injured both he and the defendant were engaged in the business of the company. They were going…