Bates v. Kurtts

CARR, Presiding Judge.

Andrew James Kurtts, Jr., brought a tort action against Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Bates. The occasion for the suit was a collision between plaintiffs automobile and Mr. Bate’s car, the latter vehicle being driven at the time by .Mrs. Bates.

The cause was tried by the judge without a jury and resulted in a judgment in favor of the plaintiff and against both defendants. Only Mr. Bates prosecutes this appeal.

The controlling question for our review is to determine whether or not the evidence justifies an application of the doctrine of respondeat superior.

The proof in this reviewable…