Corley v. Burger King Corp.

Jerry Smith and Reid Corley filed suit against the Burger King Corporation, alleging that while John LeBlane, manager of the Bay St. Louis Burger King, was acting within the course and scope of his employment, he was involved in a car wreck with Smith and Corley. The district court found that Smith and Corley could not rely on hearsay to establish that LeBlane was acting within the course and scope of his employment at the time of the accident. Finding no other evidence suggesting that LeBlane’s actions could be imputed to Burger King, the court granted Burger King’s motion for summary…