Matheson v. Braden

Miller, Presiding Judge.

This case involves a vicarious liability action brought by Clyta and Howard Matheson (the “Mathesons”) against Mark Braden for injuries the Mathesons received from a vehicle collision caused by Braden’s employee, Daoberto Peres. The trial court granted Braden’s motion for summary judgment, finding that the direct, positive and uncontradicted testimony showed that at the time of the collision, Peres was driving to his own residence for the purely personal purpose of having lunch, and that therefore, there was no genuine issue of material fact as to whether Peres was…