Facts
After making deliveries, a carman drove off in another direction on a personal errand for a clerk and injured the claimant.
Issue
Was this within the ?
Held
No; it was a new and independent journey.
Principle
A substantial deviation for the servant's own purposes takes him outside the course of employment.
Why it matters
Frolic of his own.
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