Crescent Amusement Company v. Knight

SIMPSON, Justice.

James Horace Knight, a minor suing pro ami, brought this action against the Crescent Amusement Company for damages arising out of an automobile accident on Highway 31 directly in front of the defendant’s place of business, a drive-in theater, near Decatur, Alabama.

The gravamen of the action is grounded on the alleged negligence of the servant of the defendant, acting within the line and scope of his employment as a flagman stationed on the highway by the defendant at its exit gate and directing the driver of the automobile in which the plaintiff was riding onto the highway…