Monroe County v. Rouse

WADDILL, Commissioner.

The appellee, Rad Rouse, brought this action for damages for personal injuries against Monroe County and its fiscal court, O. L. Martin, an employee of the county, and the Blue Ridge Insurance Company, which had issued a policy to Monroe County covering, among other vehicles belonging to the county, a road grader which was operated by Martin. It was alleged that appellee’s injuries were caused by the negligence of Martin while operating the road grader for the county. The issues were tried by the court without the intervention of a jury, and judgment was .rendered in…