Pence v. Kettering

The single assignment of error here urged by Pence is that the trial court should not have directed a verdict.

This case presents an anomalous situation in that the employer claims the employee was in the course of his employment, while the employee himself asserts he was not.

Was transportation a part of the employment contract between Pence and Kettering?

Both counsel insist that there is little direct conflict in the evidence; however, each strenuously contends that the only reasonable inferences to be drawn therefrom are such as to require a directed verdict in favor of his client.

The…