Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 116, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1914 — Carelessness of Chauffeur. [ARTICLE]

Carelessness of Chauffeur.

If an automobile is leased for a pleasure ride, and the chauffeur merely obeys the instruction of the lessee as to the route to be taken, the owner of the car is responsible for any damage which might be caused by the chauffeur’s negligence. This is the decision of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, in the case of Qeiretson vs.' a garage company, in which the lessee of the car sued the garage owner for damages, because he was injured in an accident caused bj» the carelessness of the chauffeur. The court held that in such a case the driver is the sei> vant of the garage owner, and not of the lessee of the car.