Chesley v. Woods Motor Vehicle Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit. Error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Judson F. Going, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holdom
During the year 1906 plaintiff was a city salesman . for Bichard Hudnut Company. The defendant, during that time, kept a garage on Twentieth street, Chicago. Plaintiff prosecuted Ms employment by traveling around Chicago in an automobile of Ms employer, which was kept at the garage of defendant. It seems that plaintiff had a case of samples, which he carried with him in his daily journeyings, and was in the habit of giving the sample case at night to the porter of defendant, who received and cared for the automobile, and who placed such sample case in the garage office. Plaintiff received the…
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