Tate v. Atlantic Ice & Coal Corp.

1. The liability of a master for injuries proximately occasioned by the negligence of a servant is limited to acts of the servant done within the scope of his duties and employment.

2. Where a petition showed that the business of the defendant was the *798sale and distribution of ice from wagon or truck driven by tlie defendant’s servant, and that the injury to the plaintiff was occasioned by the act of the servant while thus engaged, in negligently starting off his wagon while tlie plaintiff was attempting to mount it after having been invited to ride by the servant, and where the petition…