Parker v. Matheson Motor Car Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 56, Jan. T., 1913, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Luzerne Co., Feb. T., 1911, No. 223, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Charles B. Parker v. Matheson Motor Car Company, (now in the hands of receivers). Trespass for personal injuries. Before Little, P. J., specially presiding.
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Appeal, No. 56, Jan. T., 1913, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Luzerne Co., Feb. T., 1911, No. 223, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Charles B. Parker v. Matheson Motor Car Company, (now in the hands of receivers). Trespass for personal injuries. Before Little, P. J., specially presiding. The material facts appear in the opinion of the Supreme Court; and the following is the abstract of testimony referred to in that opinion: Guy Reynolds testified in chief that he was employed by the defendants as a tester of cars; and when asked what other work he did for them at that time, he…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Moschzisker,
On Sunday, May 1, 1910, the plaintiff’s horse was frightened by an automobile negligently operated by one Guy Reynolds, an employee of the defendant company. The vehicle in which the plaintiff was riding was overturned and he was thrown to the ground and injured. He sued for damages and recovered a verdict upon which judgment was entered in the court below. The assignments of error raise the broad question of the sufficiency of the evidence to show that at the time of the accident Reynolds was acting as the defendant’s servant in such *465a way and to such, an…
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