Richards v. Office Products Co.

This cause of action and appeal result from an intersection collision of two vehicles. Plaintiff Anna Richards was a passenger in one, and the other was driven by defendant Jack Hevner.

The original complaint asked only for compensatory damages. Liability was admitted by the defendants and the defense that Hevner was acting outside the course of his employment was not raised in the pleadings or at trial.

Well in advance of the trial date, plaintiffs, appellants herein, filed an amendment to their complaint and the trial court, on November 12, 1975, permitted the plaintiffs to amend their…