Texas Power & Light Co. v. Denson

Suit by appellee against appellant for damages to his car and for personal injuries to his wife, resulting from a collision on September 22, 1931, on the streets of Cameron with a car driven by an employee of appellant. The car driven by the employee, Joe Deaton, was his own property. Trial was to a jury on special issues, and judgment rendered in favor of appellee for $6,683.35; hence this appeal.

Appellant’s defense was, among other things, that said employee was using his own car for his own convenience and comfort; that it was not necessary in the performance of his duties; that it was…