Syx v. Britton

YATES, Presiding Judge.

Roger Dale Syx and S.P. Richards Company appeal from the trial court’s grant of a motion for a new trial.

On December 22, 1999, Lowell Thomas Britton sued Syx, S.P. Richards Company, and Genuine Auto Parts, Inc., alleging negligence and wantonness arising out of an automobile accident occurring on January 5, 1998. At the time of the accident, Syx was employed by S.P. Richards Company, and Britton alleged in his complaint that S.P. Richards Company was owned by Genuine Auto Parts. The defendants answered, denying the allegations and asserting the affirmative defense of…