Peterson v. Coca-Cola USA

DURHAM, Chief Justice:

1 1 This is a personal injury action brought by Stephen Peterson against Swire Pacific Holdings Inc. (Swire), a Delaware corporation doing business as Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Salt Lake, for damages sustained in a motor vehicle accident in Salt Lake City. Peterson sued Swire as the employer of the driver, Thomas Stengel (Sten gel), based on the doctrine of respondeat superior. Peterson appeals the trial court's grant of partial summary judgment to Swire.

FACTS

{2 On February 12, 1992, Stengel was driving northbound on 900 East when he fell asleep at the wheel and his…