US Fidelity & Guar. Co. v. Russo Corp.

The plaintiffs, United States Fidelity Guaranty Company ("USF G") and J.T. Schrimsher Company, Inc., sued Russo Corporation, Ronald McLelland, individually and as agent for Russo, and Holley Equipment Company.1 The complaint alleged that McLelland was the agent, servant, and employee of Russo and that McLelland's negligent and/or wanton operation of a crane at a construction project should be imputed to Russo. The complaint also alleged that Holley negligently and/or wantonly failed to install a safety limiting device after removing it and that as a proximate result of Holley's negligence…