Ducote v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.

SAMUEL, Judge.

The plaintiff permitted his employee, whose duties included' those of warehouseman and truck driver, to use one of his business trucks for transportation by the employee between the latter’s home and the business, with the further privilege of keeping the truck at home each night and on weekends. The permission was withdrawn, and the employee was forbidden to take the truck home or use it for anything other than business purposes, after the plaintiff discovered that the employee had been using the truck for his own pleasure and had been in an accident while on such a venture.

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