Laskey v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.

These are actions for personal injuries 1 sustained by the plaintiffs on February 19, 1949, when a truck of the defendant registered in its name and negligently driven by one Galvin, who was under the influence of intoxicating liquor, struck the rear of a parked automobile in which the plaintiffs were sitting. In each action there was a finding for the plaintiff, and the Appellate Division dismissed a report.

The issue in each case, presented by denial óf certain of the defendant’s requests for rulings, is whether Galvin was a person for whose conduct the defendant was legally responsible.…