Bradford v. Dean Distributing Co.

Plaintiff brought this personal injury action against Dean Distributing Co. (Dean) and Lovelace for injuries she sustained when a vehicle owned by Dean and operated by LeDoux struck the Lovelace vehicle, causing it to strike plaintiffs vehicle.

Lovelace did not appear and was voluntarily dismissed by plaintiff. Through discovery, plaintiff learned that LeDoux, although an employe of Dean, was not acting within the scope of his employment for Dean and that Dean was not vicariously liable for LeDoux’s conduct at the time of the accident. Dean was granted summary judgment.

Plaintiff joined LeDoux…