Peterson v. Pittman

HARRIS, Justice.

Plaintiff, a county employee, was working at a bridge site when he was severely injured as a result of actions by defendant, a dragline operator, who was also working on the project. The critical question is whether defendant was an agent or employee of Sac County at the time of the accident or whether he was an independent contractor. The trial court determined defendant was an independent contractor. Other issues involve various procedural and evidentiary rulings. The court of appeals affirmed the trial court and, although we do not entirely subscribe to its rationale, we do…