Gaines v. Brown

Mrs. W. L. Brown sued John A. Gaines for damages for the homicide of her husband, alleging that a truck operated by the defendant’s agent and servant, Clifton Driskell, inflicted injuries upon her husband, thereby causing his death. Gaines in his answer admitted the ownership of the truck, but denied that the driver Driskell was his agent or servant, or that Driskell at the time of the infliction of Brown’s injuries was engaged in the defendant’s business. Brown was injured on September 6, 1939, and ■died on December 4, 1939; and the defendant denied that Brown’s injuries caused his death.…