Jones v. Hoge
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Griffin, J., entered May 16, 1907, upon granting plaintiff’s motion for a new trial, after sustaining defendant’s challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence and motion for judgment, in an action for personal injuries sustained by a pedestrian by being run over by an automobile.
1Opinion of the CourtRoot, J.
Respondent commenced this action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by reason of being run over by defendant’s automobile, operated by one Barnes as chauffeur. The evidence showed that Barnes was employed by defendant to operate and care for his automobile, and to take the same to and from defendant’s home whenever ordered so to do by himself or wife. The machine was kept at a public garage, and Barnes was authorized to take the same therefrom whenever appellant or wife so directed, and to do so without making any request of the owners of the garage. At the time of…
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