Bumpas v. Sinclair Refining Co.

To compensate an alleged personal injury, this suit was instituted by appellant against appellees, Sinclair Refining Company and L. H. Bacus, in tbe Jackson Circuit Court. Tbe case was tried to a jury upon the facts adduced by appellant substantially as follows: On June 20, 1934, appellant was in the employ of appellee, L. H. Bacus, and engaged in the business of selling and delivering gasoline, motor oil and other Sinclair products in the trade territory adjacent to Newport, Arkansas. Appellee, Bacus, was the agent of the appellee, Sinclair Refining Company, in that trade territory. Appellee…