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<p>Case 77 — Action bt Albert Jahn’s Admr. against William H. McKnight & Co. for Causing the Death of Plaintiff’s Intestate.</p> <p>APPEAL FROM JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT, COMMON PLEAS DIVISION.</p> <p>Judgment foe Defendants and Plaintiff Appeals.</p> <p>POINTS.</p> <p>1. The team owner was not an independent contractor.</p> <p>2. Whatever may have been the relation between the appellee and the team owner, the relation between appellee and the team driver was such as to render appellee liable for the team driver’s negligence,</p> <p>3. In any event, the lower court erred in giving a peremptory instruction to find for appellee.</p> <p>AUTHORITIES.</p> <p>Am. & Eng. Ency. of Law, 2d ed., vol. 16, pp. 187, 190, 191; Jenson v. Barbour, 15 Mont., 582; Montgomery Gas Light Co. v. Montgomery & E. Ry. Co., 86 Ala., 372; Campbell v. Lunsford, 83 Ala., 512; Linehan v. Rollins, 137 Mass., 123; Thompson on Negligence, vol. 1, p. 579; Alyell v. Tyrer, El. Bl., 906; Blake v. Thirst, 2d H. & C., 20; Texas, &c. R. R. Co. v. June-man, 71 Fed. Rep., 939; Tiffin v. McCormick, 34 Ohio St., 638; Waters v. Pioneer Fuel Co., 52 Minn., 474; Phila W. & B. Ry. Co. v. Hahn, 12 Atl., 479; Thompson on Negligence, vol. 1, sec. 579, p. 537; Kimball, v. Cushman, 103 Mass., 194; Adams Express Co. v. S'chofield, 23 Ky. Law Rep., 1120; Southern Express Co. v. Brown, 67 Miss., 260; Vary v. Ry. Co., 42 la., 246; Wichtrecht v. Fasnacht, 17 La. Ann., 166; L. & N. R. R. Co. v. Tow, &e., 23 Ky. Law Rep., 408; Rait v. New Eng. Fur. &c., 66 Minn., 76; Barg Bousfield, 65 Minn., 355; Sullivan v. Dunham, 35 N. Y. App. Div., 342; Hart v. Ryan, 6 .N. Y. Supp., 921; Brophy v. Bartlett, 108 N. Y., 632.</p> <p>POINTS AND AUTHORITIES.</p> <p>1. Appellees are merchants, having no delivery wagons; they contracted with Granville' Hooper to furnish them a horse, wagon and driver to carry and deliver as much as could be done with one team, for a stipulated price per week. By the contract Granville Hooper selected the horse