Gruber v. Cater Transfer Co.

Citations

• 96 Wash. 544
• 165 P. 491
• 1917 Wash. LEXIS 621

Syllabus

<p>Carriers — Of Goods — Injury to Licensee — Authority of Driver —Presumptions—Liability. The presumption is that the driver of a truck, not intended for passengers and ordered by plaintiff for the transportation of goods, has no authority to permit plaintiff to ride, and the owner is not liable to plaintiff for injuries received while riding on the truck by permission of the driver, without authority, in the absence of evidence of gross negligence or of wantonly causing plaintiff’s injury.</p> <p>Same — Invitation to Ride — Authority—Custom—Evidence. Evidence that one of defendant’s drivers of horse drawn trucks allowed others to ride upon the seat, is not evidence of a custom to allow persons to ride in the back part of defendant’s automobile truck.</p>