Morgan v. S. C. Johnson & Son Inc.

The petition does not set out such a cause of action as to make the defendant corporation, S. C. Johnson & Son Inc., liable for the tort of Hall. Hall was merely a guest at the dinner and was in no way concerned with the duties of arranging the dinner or seeing that the arrangements were carried out. These were the duties of Hancey and Chapman. Hall’s complaint was purely personal and concerned only with his individual steak. There is no allegation that Hall was authorized to act for and in behalf of the corporation or that he assumed to do so. In the absence of this essential allegation, and…