Singer Manufacturing Co. v. Rahn

Citations

• 132 U.S. 518
• 10 S. Ct. 175
• 33 L. Ed. 440
• 1889 U.S. LEXIS 1900

Syllabus

<p>A persoD employed by a corporation under a written contract to sell sewing-machines, and to be paid for his services by commissions on sales and collections; the company furnishing a wagon, and he furnishing.a horse and harness, to be used exclusively in canvassing for such sales and in the general prosecution of the business; and he agreeing to give his whole time and best energies to the business, and to employ himself under the direction of the company and under such rules and instructions as it or its manager shall prescribe; is a servant of the company, and the company is responsible to third persons injured by his negligence in the course of his employment.</p>