Syah
Syah v. Johnson
Opinion
Opinion
Kerrigan, J.
In early April 1961 defendant, Leslie Richard Hill, was employed by defendants, Clyde Johnson, Richard Johnson, and Johnson and Son, a partnership, as a pickup and delivery man. Approximately three weeks prior to the occurrence of the accident involved in this appeal, Hill, in chauffeuring three customers of his employers, temporarily lost control of the car which he was driving and ran over a curb as a result of a dizzy spell. One of the passengers immediately telephoned the service manager of the ear agency owned and operated by defendant-employers, informed the official of the incident, advised Hill had either passed out or was sick, and suggested Hill he medically examined inasmuch as if he continued to drive, the definite danger existed that he would either hurt himself or someone else. Prior to this incident, Hill had struck his head on a door when entering a car and felt a “hot” sensation in his head, which event was observed by two coemployees. A day or two following the blow on the head, Hill had slipped and fallen at his employers’ Lincoln-Mercury Agency, had landed on his hack and might possibly have struck his head in falling. The parts manager either saw the fall or…