Coker v. Gunter
Supreme Court of Virginia
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
The plaintiff, Coker, was painfully and permanently injured by a truck owned by Gunter and operated by Minggia. He brought an action for damages against Minggia, charging negligence, and another against Gunter, on the theory of respondeat superior. They were heard together as one action and at the conclusion of the evidence the court struck out the plaintiff’s testimony, on the grounds that Minggia was not the servant of Gunter in the performance of the work which resulted in Coker’s injuries, and that Coker and Minggia were fellow servants. The jury, nevertheless, returned a verdict in favor…
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