Gunterberg v. B. & M. TRANSPORTATION CO.

In a three-count complaint, plaintiff, Robert J. Gunterberg, brought this action to recover damages for injuries sustained as a result of an assault and battery. Count I sought recovery against the three individual defendants, Lewis Hopkins, George Skinner, and Alfred Johnson, for an alleged assault and battery committed upon plaintiff. Counts II and III sought recovery against the corporate defendants, B & M Transportation Co., Inc. and B & M Transport Company, on the theories of a negligent hiring and respondeat superior. The corporate defendants moved for summaiy judgment on the theory…