Manker v. Shaffer

This is an appeal on questions of law from a judgment of the Common Pleas Court of Montgomery County.

Plaintiff, appellant herein, while riding in an automobile driven by defendant, suffered injuries when the automobile left the road and collided with a tree. There is evidence supporting the claim that plaintiff and other occupants of the automobile were on the way to work, and that the defendant received compensation from the plaintiff for such transportation. At the close of plaintiff’s case, the court directed a verdict for the defendant.

Plaintiff assigns as error, the directing of the…