Dye v. Copeland

Quillian, Judge.

This action is for the wrongful death of the plaintiff’s mother which arose out of a collision between a station wagon driven by plaintiff’s father and a log truck driven by defendant, John Elton Arp, and owned by Boyd L. Mayhall. Arp was a member of Mayhall’s logging crew. The plaintiff alleges that Arp was an agent, employee or servant of Shaner Lumber Company. Defendants Dye and Shaner, d/b/a N. A. Shaner Lumber Company, denied this and moved for summary judgment on this issue. Their motion was denied by the trial court and the case is here for review.

The defendants stated…