Langran v. Hodges

Mrs. J. H. Iiodges brought suit against G. F. Lang-ran and Seaboard Loan and Savings Association Inc. to recover damages on account of injuries sustained by her because of the negligent operation of an automobile by Langran, an employee of the defendant corporation. On the trial of the case the court directed a verdict for the defendant corporation, on the ground that the evidence showed that the automobile driven by Langran, which collided with the car in which the plaintiff was a guest, was at the time being used by him for his own pleasure and against the positive instructions of his…