Fowser Fast Freight v. Simmont

Here are appeals by Fowser Fast Freight, a body corporate, from judgments obtained by Mabel Simmont, Alfred D. Simmont and Robert Snyder. All three cases arise out of an automobile accident which occurred sometime after 1 P.M. on August 4, 1948, on the Washington Boulevard south of the Calvert Distillery. The cases were consolidated and tried before a jury.

The only question before this Court on these appeals is whether, at the time and place of the accident complained of, the driver of the tractor was acting in employer’s business, within the scope of his employment.

The appeals come to this…