Case Name: A. M. Braun, et al v. Anna Averdick
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1926
Citations: 4 Ohio Law Abs. 12
Docket Number: No. 19064
Parties: A. M. Braun, et al v. Anna Averdick.
Judges: Marshall, C. J., Matthias, Day, Allen, Kinkade and Robinson, JJ., concur.
Reporter: The Ohio Law Abstract
Volume: 4
Pages: 12–12

Head Matter:
No. 19064
A. M. Braun, et al v. Anna Averdick.

Opinion:
JONES, J.
An owner of a truck loaned it to a charitable organization solely for its use and benefit. At the instance of the latter the driver of the truck was permitted by the owner to operate it at the time of the accident under the direction of the organization. The owner exercised no control over the driver, either in requiring him to perform the special service or in the manner of its performance. HELD: — The rule respondeat superior does not apply, nor does such owner become liable for the negligent acts of the driver while pursuing such special engagement for said organization.
Judgment reversed.
Marshall, C. J., Matthias, Day, Allen, Kinkade and Robinson, JJ., concur.