MARTIN v. UNITED SEC. SERVICES, INC.

No. KK-165.

373 So.2d 720 (1979)

Beverly C. MARTIN, As Administratrix of the Estate of Joyce Chesworth Atchley, Appellant, v. UNITED SECURITY SERVICES, INC., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

August 9, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles P. Pillans, III of Bedell, Bedell, Dittmar & Zehmer, Jacksonville, for appellant.

Marion R. Shepard of Mathews, Osborne, Ehrlich, McNatt, Gobelman & Cobb, Jacksonville, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

The question on this appeal is whether the court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of appellee as to Count Two of the complaint. Count One alleged negligence on the part of appellee in the employment of a security guard. Count Two sought to impose liability upon the grounds that the security guard was acting within the scope of his employment at the time he raped and killed appellant's decedent. The trial court granted summary judgment as to...

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