Legal Opinion
Adams v. Travelers Indemnity Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 12, 2006No. 04-20734PublishedCited by 561 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
This case brings questions of whether an employee acted within the permissive use authorized by his employer, Goodyear Tires, when he fell asleep at the wheel of a *160company truck. Applying Texas law, we conclude that genuine issues of material fact remain, and we reverse and remand.
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Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company hired Corte Adams in April 1998 as a service technician to change tires and fix flats in its Houston, Texas shop. In September 1998, Adams transferred to the Bryan, Texas shop, which specializes as a commercial truck tire center; he was trained…
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