Griffith v. v. A. Simrell & Son Co.

Opinion by

Me. Justice Schaeeee,

By a divided court it was determined that the relation of master and servant did not exist between Bowie, the driver of the automobile which killed plaintiff’s husband, and the defendant summoned in this action to respond in damages therefor, or, if that relation existed, the driver at the time was not engaged in his employer’s business. Appellee not only affirms the correctness of these conclusions but advances the further argument that it was not shown that the driver of the car was in any wise negligent. Plaintiff recovered a verdict for «|10,500, which the…