Wadley v. Dooly
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Daniel. Monroe superior court. April 8, 1911.
1Opinion of the CourtFish, C. J.
1. An agent is personally responsible for his own tortious act. Civil Code, § 3613.(a) The action was for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff by reason of the alleged negligence of the driver of an automobile in running it against and over her. The owner and the driver of the machine were joined as defendants, and the petition averred that all the alleged acts of negligence on the part of the driver were done by him as the serv- ■ ant and agent of the owner in operating the machine. Elsewhere in the petition it was set forth that the driver was “over the age of 14 years, and as such…
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