American Automobile Auction, Inc. v. Titsworth

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

The appellees, Ralph Titsworth and Joe McPeek, filed a tort suit under a negligent supervision theory, seeking to hold the employer, appellant American Automobile Auction, Inc., liable for the intentional acts of its employees. The jury returned verdicts of $50,000.00 for appellee Titsworth and $1,000.00 for McPeek. We affirm the judgment on the verdicts.

The appellant’s first point of appeal is that there is no proof of negligence because, it argues, the employees committed intentional torts against the appellees. The proof was undisputed that the employees committed…