L.M.T. Steel Products, Inc. v. Peirson

On September 18, 1975, Roy Webster was involved in an automobile accident from which Doris Peirson suffered substantial injuries. Mrs. Peirson and her husband sued Webster and others in the Circuit Court for Harford County and recovered a rather large verdict. One of the defendants sued was appellant, who was alleged by the plaintiffs and believed by the jury to be Webster’s employer at the time of the accident. Its liability was strictly a vicarious one, emanating from the doctrine of respondeat superior.

Appellant’s contention is a three-fold one which derives in large measure from the fact…