Georgia Messenger Service, Inc. v. Bradley

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

In this personal injury action, Georgia Messenger Service, Inc. (“GMS”) appeals the trial court’s denial of summary judgment on Vernetta Bradley’s claims, in which she seeks to recover damages arising from an attack upon her by John Wise, who she claims was a GMS employee acting within the scope of his employment. We vacate and remand that order insofar as it addresses the assault-and-battery-claim issues of (i) whether Wise was an employee or independent contractor and (ii) whether Wise was acting within the scope of his employment, as we find that the depositions,…