Legal Opinion
Penn Central Transportation Co. v. Reddick
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 15, 1979No. 12942PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Chief Judge:
Appellant, a corporation seeks reversal of a special jury verdict holding it vicariously liable for an intentional tort committed by its employee, and awarding appellees $500,-000. 1 Appellant asserts that the trial court erred in permitting the jury to determine that the employee was within the scope of his employment at the time of this tort. We hold that as a matter of law the employee’s conduct was outside the scope of his employment and thus, we reverse.
On January 7, 1973, Frederick Jones was an employee of appellant, Penn Central. He was called to duty from the…
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