Jackson v. Frederick

The issue of liability of the defendants arises from separate charges of negligence which were so considered and determined by the Court of Common Pleas and the Court of Appeals.

The Court of Common Pleas directed a verdict in favor of the defendants Frederick and Hager on the ground that the plaintiff failed to prove that at the time of the collision their motor truck was being driven by an employee then engaged in their business; and that the mere possession of defendant’s motor truck by one who, prior to and after the accident, had been an employee, is insufficient to render the employer…