Johnson v. Kirkpatrick

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• jury acted inconsistently in finding driver not guilty of negligence and owner guilty of negligence, where owner’s liability was premised on respondeat superior
• jury acted inconsistently in finding driver not guilty of negligence and owner guilty of negligence, where owner’s liability was premised on respondeat superior
• verdicts were inconsistent and new trial was required where jury found negligence on the part of a tractor’s owner but none on the part of the driver, even though the owner’s liability was premised entirely on the driver’s conduct under agency principles
• verdicts were inconsistent and new trial was required where jury found negligence on the part of a tractor’s owner but none on the part of the driver, even though the 55 owner’s liability was premised entirely on the driver’s conduct under agency principles

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