Snyder v. Beam

WALSH, Judge.

These companion actions arose out of a multiple vehicle accident which occurred on August 13,1974. Among the drivers named as defendants in both actions was Ronald R. Beam who was operating an automobile purportedly owned by his father, Harold Beam. Both complaints allege that, at the time of the accident, Ronald R. Beam was the agent or employee of Carr and McCaf-frey, a partnership, and was engaged in the conduct of his employer’s business. Under the principle of respondeat superior, plaintiffs seek to hold Carr and McCaffrey liable for the alleged negligence of their employee,…