Mandell's Case

The employee was the president, treasurer and majority stockholder of á corporation bearing his name, which previous to the last war was engaged solely in dealing in floor coverings but, being unable to secure an adequate quantity of rugs and linoleum, began to extend its business to all kinds of house furnishings. His duty as buyer for the corporation required him nearly every month to make trips of a week’s duration to factories located in different *329parts of this country. In the middle of July, 1943, accompanied by his wife, he left Boston on a trip or visit to Mexico. The entire expenses…