...done by the servant under the express orders or directions of the master, as well as for all acts done in the execution of the master's business, within the scope of his employment, the master is responsible ; but when the act is not within the scope of his employment, or in obedience...

...that for all acts done by a servant in obedience to the express orders or directions of the master, or in the execution of the master's business, within...and for acts in any sense warranted by the express authority conferred upon him, considering the nature of the services required, the instructions 40...

...that for all acts done by a servant in obedience to the express orders or directions of the master, or in the execution of the master's business, within...and for acts in any sense warranted by the express authority conferred upon him, considering the nature of the services required, the instructions *°*...

...is, whether the act was expressly or impliedly authorized, in view of the employment, its character, the nature of the service required, the instructions given, and the circumstances under which the act was done. The simple test is, not whether the act was done while prosecuting the master's business,...

...defendant company, there is no doubt. The question in such cases is, whether or not the act was done in the execution of the master's business within the scope of his employment. In Richie v. Waller, 63 Conn. 155 — a case cited by plaintiff — the servant was driving home with...

...says : "For all acts done by a servant in obedience to the express orders or direction of the master, or in the execution of the master's business, within...required, the instructions given and the circumstances 3aJ> under which the act is done, the master is responsible ; for acts which are not within these conditions,...

...stated: "For all acts done by a servant in obedience to the express orders or directions of the master, or in the execution of the master's business, within the scope of his employment, and tor acts In any sense warranted by the express or implied authority conferred upon him, considering...

...In reality, however, the difficulty here spoken of arises in ascertaining whether the act was done in the execution of the master's business within the scope of his employment, which, as we shall see, is ordinarily a question of fact, and not in applying the rule when that fact...

...' ' For all acts done by a servant in obedience to the express orders or directions of the master, or in the execution of the master's business, within...conferred upon him, considering the nature of the services required, the 4Z4 instructions given, and the circumstances under which the act is done, the...

...the one inder which the present case comes, if it comes under any of tliem, is the one for acts done "in the execution of the master's business within the scope of his employment." While tlie rule itself is simple, there is great difficulty in its application, for the reason that...