Hoffman v. Johnston

Appeal from a judgment in favor of plaintiff and against defendants for personal injuries resulting from a collision involving a taxicab in which plaintiff was riding as a passenger.

At the time plaintiff’s injuries were sustained she was employed by the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company, as a switchboard operator at Fort Harrison, adjacent to Helena. The record establishes an agreement between the employer and plaintiff that the latter would be transported to and from Helena and Fort Harrison at the expense of the former. It further establishes a contract between the employer…