Country Club of Jackson v. Turner

The action was based upon an' assault and battery committed by a servant of appellant upon appellee who was engaged by it to serve as a caddy for its members playing golf. The declaration is in two counts. The first count is drafted upon the'theory that the offending servant was of dangerous character and ungovernable temper, which was known or ought to have been known by appellant, and the ground upon which the plaintiff predicated liability was the alleged negligence of defendant in employing and retaining the servant. The second count adopts the theory that the said servant, Cobb, was a…