Lewis v. Summers

The forenoon of July 18, 1936, plaintiff, while driving her automobile in a southerly direction on State highway M-40 about three and one-half miles north of the city of Dowagiac, collided with a truck driven by defendant Kass in a northerly direction, and received serious injuries. She brought this action to recover damages against the driver of the truck and defendant John Summers, doing business under the name of Summers Distributing Company, claiming that Summers was the owner of the truck and employer of the driver and, upon trial by jury, was awarded a verdict against both defendants.…