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Negligence : Auto Accident – Equitable Garnishment – Permissive Use
Stephanie Maniscalco//September 29, 2017
Negligence : Auto Accident – Equitable Garnishment – Permissive Use
Stephanie Maniscalco//September 29, 2017
Where a plaintiff injured in an auto accident with a drunk driver sued the driver and his employer for negligence and after judgment in his favor sought an equitable garnishment against the employer and its insurer, the judgment in favor of the defendants is affirmed because the trial court did not misapply the law in finding that the driver did not have the employer’s permission to use its vehicle at the time of the collision.
Judgment is affirmed.
Griffitts v. Old Republic Insurance Company (MLW No. 71053/Case No. SD34753 – 18 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Burrell, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Greene County, Brown, J. (James Edward Corbett Jr. and Daniel Patrick Molloy, Springfield, for appellant) (Jeffrey Michael Bauer, Steven B. Garner, Laurel Elizabeth Stevenson and Jeffrey Wayne Laney, Springfield, for respondent).
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