Murphy v. Kuhartz

This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries which the plaintiff alleges were caused by the negligence of the defendant’s servant while acting within the scope of his .employment. The defendant is engaged in the cartage business in the city of Detroit, Michigan. At the time of the accident, he owned trucks which were employed in darting furniture for Weil & Company to various parts of the city. Mr. Metz, who was responsible for the plaintiff’s injuries, was a driver of one of these trucks. On the day of the accident, late in the afternoon, the driver had made a delivery of…