Plaintiffs press for summary judgment, say Reliance Health vicariously liable after Fayette County crash

Plaintiffs asked Judge Tammy Long Hayward to grant partial summary judgment Wednesday in a personal-injury suit, arguing evidence shows defendant Rose Saint Hilaire failed to yield at a stop sign on Georgia Highway 92 on Sept. 22, 2022, and was acting in the scope of her employment for Reliance Health when the collision occurred.

Charles Graham, the plaintiffs' attorney, told the court he would establish three points: that Saint Hilaire solely caused the crash, that she was operating an employer vehicle while furthering Reliance Health’s business, and that those breaches proximately caused the Barclays’ injuries. Graham cited the responding officers’ finding, Saint Hilaire’s paid citation for failure to yield and deposition testimony as showing there is no genuine issue of material fact.

The defense urged the court to disregard several items plaintiffs referenced orally as hearsay and outside the…