Legal Opinion
Hicks v. Heard
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 29, 2010No. S09G1508PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Melton, Justice.
This case involves a vicarious liability action brought by Bonnie Hicks against Mark Heard Fuel Company (“Company”) for injuries Hicks received from a car collision with Jessica Heard (“Jessica”), an “on call” employee of the Company. In Hicks v. Heard, 297 Ga. App. 689 (678 SE2d 145) (2009), the Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the Company. In doing so, the Court of Appeals found that Hicks failed to satisfy the required burden to show that Jessica was acting in the scope of her employment with the Company at the time of the…
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