Salmon v. . Pearce

It is apparent from this record that the judgment of nonsuit was bottomed on the conclusion that there was no sufficient evidence offered tending to show that Pearce at the time of the accident was about his master’s business, so as to charge the insurance company with liability under the doctrine of respondeat superior. In this conclusion we concur.

The evidence tends to show negligence and general employment, and nothing more. There is no evidence that Pearce was, at the time and in respect to the transaction out of which the injury and death arose, engaged in discharging any duty of his…