LUTHER McGILL, INC. v. COOK

No. 47870.

306 So.2d 304 (1975)

LUTHER McGILL, INC. v. Milton Ray COOK.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

January 20, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pack & Ratcliff, Harold W. Melvin, Laurel, for appellant.

Paul G. Swartzfager, Jon A. Swartzfager, Laurel, B.T. Amos, Marvin Oates, Bay Springs, for appellee.

Before GILLESPIE, C.J., and INZER and BROOM, JJ.


BROOM, Justice:

In a tort action for personal injuries, the appellee, Milton Ray Cook, received a jury verdict and judgment for $350,000 against the appellant, Luther McGill, Inc. in the Second Judicial District of Jones County. We reverse.

Although other issues are presented, the dispositive issue is: Was Curtis Brown the agent and servant of appellant McGill, and acting within the course and scope of his employment, at the time of the traffic accident in...

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