Boyd v. LG DeWitt Trucking Co., Inc.

WYNN, Judge.

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This appeal arises out of a wrongful death action in which plaintiff sought both compensatory and punitive damages on behalf of her deceased husband, Patrick Boyd (“decedent”), who was killed in a rear-end collision with a tractor-trailer driven by defendant Charles H. Locklear (“Locklear”), an employee for defendant L.G. DeWitt Trucking Company, Inc. (“DeWitt”). Plaintiff’s complaint alleged that Locklear had been wilfully or wantonly negligent in causing the collision and that such negligence could be imputed to DeWitt as Locklear’s employer. The complaint also alleged that…