Is an employee of a commercial insurance company liable for personal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident?

This position is supported by the case of Vezina v. Continental Casualty Co. (1977) 66 Cal.App.3d 665, 136 Cal.Rptr. 198. In Vezina, the plaintiff brought an action against the defendant insurance company [718 P.2d 924] to recover for personal injuries sustained when the plaintiff's car was struck by a car driven by an employee of defendant's insured. In a prior personal injury action against the employee and the insured company, it was determined [41 Cal.3d 911] that the employee had not been acting within the scope of

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