Wells v. Spirit Fabricating, Ltd.

James M. Porter, Judge.

Defendant-appellant/cross-appellee Spirit Fabricating, Ltd. appeals from a jury verdict and judgment finding it liable for plaintiff-appellee/cross-appellant Christine Wells’s injuries resulting from a rear-end collision in which defendant’s employee failed to maintain the assured clear distance. Defendant claims that the trial court erred because, under the doctrine of respondeat superior, the plaintiffs prior release of the employee released the employer, because the employee was not in the scope of his employment at the time of the accident, and because the trial…