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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

No. 935
    LYTLE v. UNION GAS CO.
    No. 20048.
    Supreme Court
    On motion to certify.
    Dock. Aug. 6, 1926;
    4 Abs. 541.
    751. MASTER & SERVANT — Is employer responsible for negligent acts of employee, when he furnishes car to employee to use in furtherance of his (employe’s) business and employee is on pleasure of his own although said employee is subjected to call to duty both day and night?
    Attorneys — DeDamp, Sutphin & Brumleve for Lytle; Harmon, Colston, Goldsmith & Hoadly, for Gas. Co.; all of Cleveland.
   Lytle contends in the Supreme Court that an employer who furnishes his employee with car, is liable for negligent operation of same, even when on pleasure of his own, because he was subject to call on duty both day and night.