Florida Rock & Tank Lines, Inc. v. Alford

These consolidated cases are before us on appeal from a final summary judgment entered in favor of the third-party defendants, Arlington Dewey Alford (Alford) and Craggs Construction Company, Inc. (Craggs). The third-party plaintiffs, Florida Rock and Tank Lines, Inc. (Florida Rock), and Charles Robert Johnston (Johnston), appeal the entry of the summary judgment on their third-party complaint, contending that there were genuine issues of material fact precluding summary judgment and that the “scope of employment” test was improperly applied.

The case arises from an accident which occurred on…