Riverside Industries of Philadelphia v. Watkins

GILLESPIE, Presiding Justice.

Mrs. Opal Watkins sued Riverside Industries of Philadelphia, a corporation, and its employee, Nunn, for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff when an automobile in which she was a passenger collided with a truck driven by Nunn and owned by Riverside. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff against Nunn and Riverside, and judgment was entered accordingly. Riverside appealed.

The single question involved here is whether Riverside is liable under the doctrine of respondeat superior. Riverside loaned its truck to Nunn for an entirely personal use by Nunn in which…