Nelson v. Nelson

Murphy, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the district court denying a new trial after a directed verdict for defendant. The case involves liability of an employer for damages alleged to have been sustained by the wife of an employee while a passenger in her husband’s automobile. The trial court was of the view that the husband was not acting within the scope of his employment when the injuries were sustained.

From the record it appears that plaintiff, Phyllis Jean Nelson, is the wife of Donald C. Nelson, who at the time of the accident was a salesman employed by defendant Hardy Salt…