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· 9/23/1988

Roughton Pontiac Corp. v. Alston

Citations

  • 372 S.E.2d 147
  • 236 Va. 152
  • 5 Va. Law Rep. 586
  • 1988 Va. LEXIS 121

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that, where master and servant are sued together in tort, the master’s liability is solely dependent on the servant's conduct
  • reversing judgment against employer for conversion, because jury exonerated employee

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Judges: Russell

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