Thompson v. Bradford Motor Freight Line

In the case at bar, the plaintiff’s work was finished for the week and he had been paid off; he was on his way home when the accident happened, and was more than a mile from defendant’s premises. He was entirely out of his employer’s control and was not where he was performing or where he could perform any service for his employer; he was riding on a conveyance not used to carry him as an incident of his employment or as part of his compensation, but he was permitted to ride on it as a matter of accommodation ; he was not on his way to living or boarding quarters furnished or controlled by…