Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. v. Veliz

OPINION

UTTER, Justice.

This is a personal injury case. Appellee suffered serious injuries in a vehicle collision, when a truck driven by Carl Guelker collided with a pickup truck, in which appel-lee was a passenger. Appellee brought suit against Guelker and Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. (Home Interiors), alleging that Guelker was “an agent, servant, employee or representative” of Home Interiors who was acting “in the scope of his employment.” At trial, Guelker’s liability was judicially admitted, and the jury found that, at the time of the accident, Guelker was acting as an employee of Home…