Rosenberg v. Syracuse Newspapers, Inc.

On August 16, 1934, plaintiff was struck by an automobile owned and operated by the defendant Manuel Gingold at the intersection of Walnut avenue and Harrison street in the city of Syracuse. Claiming that Gingold, who was employed as district manager of one of the substations of the Syracuse Newspapers, Inc., was acting within the general scope of his employment at the time of the accident, plaintiff brought this action in the Municipal Court of the City of Syracuse against both master and servant to recover the damages which he sustained. The jury held both defendants liable, but the trial…