The Travelers Insurance Co. v. Taylor, (1941)
Court: Supreme Court of Florida
Number:
Visitors: 16
Judges: THOMAS, J.
Attorneys: Harry T. Gray, Marks, Marks, Holt, Gray Yates, for Appellants;
William E. Fairbanks, for Appellee.
Filed: Apr. 18, 1941
Latest Update: Mar. 02, 2020
Summary: The Terminal Transfer Company operated a truck between Jacksonville, Florida, and Waycross, Georgia, as a contract carrier for The Great Atlantic Pacific Tea Company, delivering goods to four of its stores in the latter city. James C. Taylor was employed by the carrier as a driver of the truck and had been in that service for six or seven years. *Page 211 It was his duty in this employment not only to drive the truck but also take receipts for merchandise delivered and he was responsible both fo
Summary: The Terminal Transfer Company operated a truck between Jacksonville, Florida, and Waycross, Georgia, as a contract carrier for The Great Atlantic Pacific Tea Company, delivering goods to four of its stores in the latter city. James C. Taylor was employed by the carrier as a driver of the truck and had been in that service for six or seven years. *Page 211 It was his duty in this employment not only to drive the truck but also take receipts for merchandise delivered and he was responsible both for..
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I am of the opinion that the record shows that the injury occurred in the course of employment of claimant and that death resulted from an accident arising in the discharge of his duties to his employer because he was not only required to drive employer's truck but also to see that goods transported by the truck were properly delivered to the consignees.
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