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Andrea Leah Cottonv.Prodigies Child Care Management Llc, D/B/A University Childcare Center

CourtCourt of Appeals of Georgia
Docket No.A21A1457
DecidedFebruary 25, 2022
Reporter254 Ga. App. 553
JudgesCourt of Appeals of Georgia
Tags
CivilTort LawNegligenceSummary JudgmentReversalDissentRemand
Case Summary

Andrea Leah Cotton sued a childcare company and its employee after an automobile collision. The trial court granted the company summary judgment on Cotton’s respondeat-superior claim, but the Court of Appeals of Georgia reversed. The majority held that the record created a jury question about whether the employee was acting within the scope of employment when the collision occurred. A dissent would have held that the connection between the employee’s work and the accident was too remote as a matter of law.

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