O'Dell v. Universal Credit Co.

Hatcher, Judge:

Plaintiff recovered a judgment of $1750.00 against defendant for the wrongful death of his decedent.

Defendant purchases from dealers the sales contracts of automobiles sold on credit. Robert Stokeley is its field representative in territory around Charleston, and defendant furnished a car to be used and driven only by him. Occasionally he would repossess a car, in which case he had authority to hire someone to drive it to Charleston. He was accustomed to have Edward Hager perform that service, and in order to insure his presence when needed, would take him regularly on trips,…