Snead v. Sentlinger

BOHLING, Commissioner.

Mrs. W. L. Snead recovered a verdict and judgment of $13,000 against Donald Sentlinger and Johnny E. Paul for the wrongful death of W. L. Snead, her husband. Donald Sentlinger has appealed. His liability was based on the principle of respondeat superior; and his sole contention is that his motions for a directed verdict at the close of respondent’s case and at the close of all the evidence should have been sustained on the ground that his employee, Paul, had so deviated from the scope of his employment that whether Paul was acting within the scope of his employment was a…