Jordan Trucking, Inc. v. Wiley

Carley, Judge.

A simplified statement of the relevant facts in the instant appeal is as follows: Two tractor-trailer trucks collided. One truck was owned by Best Way Trucking Company, Inc. (Best Way) and was being operated by its employee, appellee-plaintiff Larry Wiley. The other truck was owned by Jordan Trucking Company, Inc. (Jordan) and was being operated by its employee. As the result of this collision, two separate lawsuits were eventually filed. In one of these actions, Best Way brought suit against Jordan, seeking to recover for its property damage, and Jordan counterclaimed against…