Wingfield Motor Co. v. Dupont

So far as this ease is concerned, the facts may be stated as follows: Plaintiff was the owner of an Essex automobile, the estimated value of which was from $125 to $300. With his consent his wife took the car and with her children started to Pascagoula. Before getting to Mobile plaintiff’s wife with her baby got out of the car and into a closed car, leaving the Essex with her son and Peter Dobbs, an employee of defendant. Before the Essex got to Mobile it broke down, of which fact plaintiff’s wife was notified, and she, with the consent of plaintiff, arranged with defendant to have the car…