L. C. Porter v. Grennan Bakeries

Plaintiff sued to recover damages for the loss of an eye sustained as the result of an assault committed upon him on August 21, 1942, by the defendant Smith. Liability on the part of the defendant Grennan Bakeries, Inc. is predicated upon the doctrine of respondeat superior, it being claimed by plaintiff that the assault was committed by Smith for and on behalf of Grennan and within the course and scope of his employment. The answer insofar as here material denied that the assault was committed within the course and scope of the employment.