Ruyle v. Reynolds

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE CRAVEN

delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiffs, six members of the Ruyle family and the administrator of the estate of Eliza Ruyle, appeal the dismissal of their complaint against defendants Richards and Reynolds. The action arose out of an automobile accident that killed Eliza Ruyle and injured the other plaintiffs. For the purposes of a motion to dismiss, the facts alleged in the complaint are taken as true. The plaintiffs have alleged the following facts.

On August 11, 1972, the defendant Richards, alleged to have been the agent of defendant Reynolds, was…