Floyd v. Dickey

Feb 27, 1957
22
Reporters:
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Before:
Per Curiam
PeR Curiam.

Dickey’s asserted liability is predicated ‍‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‍on the theory of respondeat superior. There is no evidence to show that Crisp ‍‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‍in moving the truck was the agent of Dickey and about his ‍‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‍master’s business. Plaintiff does not have the benefit of G.S. 20-71.1 as ‍‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‍she waited more than one year after the cause of action accrued ‍‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‍before instituting suit. The judgment is

Affirmed.