Case Name: COWLEY et v. BOLANDER
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1929-05-22
Citations: 7 Ohio Law Abs. 334
Docket Number: No 21320
Parties: COWLEY et v BOLANDER
Judges: Kinkade, Robinson, Jones, Day and Allen, JJ, concur.
Reporter: The Ohio Law Abstract
Volume: 7
Pages: 334–334

Head Matter:
COWLEY et v BOLANDER
Ohio Supreme Court
No 21320.
Decided May 22, 1929

Opinion:
Syllabus by
MATTHIAS, J.
AUTOMOBILES (50 Na2)
(50 A2bl) In an action for personal injuries resulting to the plaintiff from collision with an automobile while same was being towed by the defendant under employment of the owner of the disabled car, it was error to instruct the jury that as a matter of law the defendant was not liable for the negligent acts of the owner of the disabled car in guiding same, where the evidence tended to show that the defendant had taken .full charge and control of the operation and it was being conducted under his supervision, and that the owner's assistance was rendered under the direction of the defendant.
In such case the instruction, "If you find from the evidence that by a voluntary independent act on his part, the driver of the automobile that, was being towed turned his automobile in such a manner as to strike the plaintiff and that the driver of the towing, automobile did nothing to bring about the accident, then I say to you as a "matter of law that your verdict must be for the defendants," was prejudicial and warrnted a reversal of the judgment rendered for the defendant.
Kinkade, Robinson, Jones, Day and Allen, JJ, concur.