Osborn v. Recker

Plaintiff, Marjorie Osborn, was injured in a collision with a milk truck driven by defendant, Larry Joe Becker. Thereafter, plaintiffs commenced a suit for damages against defendants. Trial was held in circuit court without a jury and the judge found defendant Becker’s negligence the sole proximate cause of plaintiffs’ injuries. Further, the judge found that at the time of the collision a principal and agent relationship existed between defendant Becker and defendant Kraft Foods, Inc. Accordingly, judgment was entered jointly against the defendants. From this judgment Kraft Foods appeals…