Davis v. Bryant

Eberhardt, Judge.

In November 1965 a collision occurred at Eton, Georgia, between a dump truck owned by Murray County and a tractor-trailer unit owned by T. W. Bryant. Davis, an employee of Murray County, was operating the county’s truck, and George Willkie Bryant, an employee of T. W. Bryant, was operating the latter’s truck. The county filed suit against the Bryants seeking to recover for damage to its dump truck, contending that the collision and damage was caused by the negligence of George Willkie Bryant acting within the scope of his employment with T. W. Bryant. The Bryants answered and…