Dawson Chevrolet Co. v. Ford

J. W. Ford brought an action against Dawson Chevrolet Company to recover damages caused by defendant’s servant, Joe Davis, negligently driving its Chevrolet touring car into the rear of plaintiff’s wagon. The court, trying the case without the intervention of a jury, rendered a judgment against the defendant for $241.20, and costs. The determining question in the case is whether or not the defendant was responsible for the act of its servant in driving the automobile into the wagon.

The gist of Joe Davis’s testimony, in so far as it is pertinent to the issue presented, is that it was his duty…