Chiles v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

In the above opinion,

Woodson, J.

(dissenting) says:

“I dissent from the majority opinion for the reason that the same rule of law applies to the facts of this case as if the injury had been inflicted by an automobile instead of being caused by the messenger’s body negligently coming in physical contact with the plaintiff. The messenger was performing the master’s business at the time he injured the plaintiff, and had it not been for that fact he would not have been pursuing the journey which resulted in the injury, and the mere fact that he sidestepped a few feet to gratify some personal desire…