. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ^Jt^i^;??'^^^?* 'r-r'^'sT'^rV'.'^s^^ 'VT r^^Tp ^ c™"^iCV 22 • ..!; The Florists' Review' August 24, is'l^tion and ILe5^ Deci^^ A LEQAL PHASE THAT COUNTS. In affirming a judgment against a florist for $2^250 damages on account of injury sustained by the plaintiff when he was struck by the florist's de- livery truck, the Pennsylvania Supreme court had occasion the other day to apply the rule that before the owner of Buch an automobile may be held liable for such an accident it must appear that the truck was being operated at the t
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ^Jt^i^;??'^^^?* 'r-r'^'sT'^rV'.'^s^^ 'VT r^^Tp ^ c™"^iCV 22 • ..!; The Florists' Review' August 24, is'l^tion and ILe5^ Deci^^ A LEQAL PHASE THAT COUNTS. In affirming a judgment against a florist for $2^250 damages on account of injury sustained by the plaintiff when he was struck by the florist's de- livery truck, the Pennsylvania Supreme court had occasion the other day to apply the rule that before the owner of Buch an automobile may be held liable for such an accident it must appear that the truck was being operated at the time in connection with his busi- ness. In other words, when an automo- bile or delivery wagon used primarily for business purposes is being temporar- ily used for pleasure purposes by an em- ployee, the owner is not liable for in- juries resulting from careless operation of the vehicle. In the Pennsylvania case, the florist's principal contention was that the plain- tiff failed to prove that, at the time of the accident, one of the florist's em- ployees was operating the automobile delivery wagon in connection with the florist's business, bu1| the court said: '' The name of the floral company was on the wagon. At the time of the ac- cident the secretary of the company was operating it. Though the accident occurred on Sunday, the evidence showed that the company's store was open for business during that day, and that the wagon was coming from the direction of the street on which the store was located. From these facts a fair inference for the jury was that the wagon was being operated in connec- tion with the business at the time of the ; 8. LIABILITY FOR EENT. Recent litigation to which the Bobinson Seed & Plant Co., of Dallas, Tex., was a party has resulted in a decision by the Texas Court of Civil Appeals of some interesting legal phases relating to a tenant's liability for rent after quitting possession of the leased premises before expiration of his l
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