Motors Ins. Corp. v. Rhoton

LA PRADE, Justice.

This is an appeal from a money judgment on a verdict in favor of the appellees (defendants and counterclaimants below), and from the judgment denying the claim for damages on appellant’s complaint. The appellant (plaintiff and counter-defendant below) instituted the action claiming money damages for injury to its automobile alleged to- have been occasioned by the gross and wanton negligence of counterclaimants. The factual situation out of which the action arose is as follows:

Appellant’s car was driven by its agent named Webb who on the 31st day of December, 1947 was…