Dayton & Troy Electric Ry. Co. v. Bradford

Defendants in error, G-. F. Bradford and E. F. Routsong, are partners engaged in the undertaking business in the city of Dayton. In March, 1921, they were employed by W. E. Roberts, an undertaker of Dayton, to convey a body from that city to New Bremen, Ohio, for burial. They started from Dayton for New Bremen, and were riding on the driver’s seat of a hearse belonging to defendants in error, in which was contained the casket and body. The hearse was being driven by Bradford. Mr. Roberts was riding beside him. They drove north on the Dayton and Troy pike and when they arrived at Stop 5, on…