Atlanta Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. Brown

This suit is grounded squarely upon the doctrine of respondeat superior, that the act of the servant was the act of the master, done within the scope of and in the course of his employment. It is not based upon the theory that the master was negligent in employing unsuitable servants, such as in legal contemplation might have charged it with knowledge that the alleged tort would be committed. It is not intimated or suggested that the master did know or could possibly have known, anticipated, or suspected that the servant would do the acts complained of. That the servant is alleged to have…