Sheffield v. Central Freight Lines, Inc.

BATEMAN, Justice.

The question here is whether the appellee Central Freight Lines, Inc. is liable to the appellant Gordon R. Sheffield for injuries inflicted upon him by appellee’s employee Joe Jarvis in a fist fight. At the conclusion of the evidence the trial court instructed the jury to return a verdict for the appellee and rendered judgment that appellant take nothing. We affirm on the ground that there was no evidence that Jarvis was acting in the scope of his employment in fighting with appellant.

Facts

The facts are practically undisputed. The appellant and Joe Jarvis were truck drivers,…