Hirschberg v. Stephen
Hirschberg v. Stephen
Opinion of the Court
OPINION
The question presented is whether the weighing was for tile vendor or vendee.
An examiratipn of the record causes us to conclude that the trial court reached a correct conclusion in determining that such weighing was done for the vendor, defendant. The truck in question was operated by his employe. The only connection the vendee had with the transaction was to advise the employee of the defendant where he could find scales satisfactory to the vendee, and to call the plaintiff to see if he would weight the iron. The plaintiff testified:
“A. We got the entry Cincinnati Iron and Metal Company, shipped to H. . P. Deuscher Foundry Company. We expect the man that sells the goods to pay for weighing it. That is customary.” • .
There is nothing in the record to show that tire-right to control the physical actions- of' the employe’ of defendant ever ceased, or that such right was transferred to the vendee. Another factor is’important. Tlie damage was caused by the use’ of a’
The judgment is affirmed.
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