COOKS, Judge.
Lakeland Nursing Home (Lakeland) appeals the trial court's grant of summary judgment imposing vicarious liability on it for the battery committed by one of its employees upon a supervisor. For the following reasons, we reverse the trial court's judgment.
BACKGROUND FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On August 11, 1996, two non-employee male friends were visiting Tanya Carpenter, a nursing assistant, at Lakeland during working hours. Carpenter...
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