Is Goldicks negligent conduct committed within the scope of his employment for Lapp Roofing liable
Keating vs Goldlick & Lapp Roofing Metal Company.
Case: Lapp Roofing Metal company was a construction company provide services outside Ohio.Goldlick an employee was sent to Delaware for work purpose and permitted to take company owned van for transportation purpose as he was trusted employee. Later Goldlick got drunk and drove van and this lead to an accident in which one man named Keating and others got injured.
Injured party brought suit against Lapp roofing.
Lapp roofing in their defence stated that it was not in the course of employment so they as an employer will not be liable for the act of Goldlick.
Court of law found that the act was due to negligent act of Goldlick himself and was not in the course of employment. Lapp roofing granted the summary judgement.
Is Goldicks negligent conduct committed within the scope of his employment for Lapp Roofing liable
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