Lewis v. NICHOLAS FINANCIAL, INC.

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

Casey Lewis filed a lawsuit against Nicholas Financial, Inc. (“NFI”) after an independent contractor hired by NFI allegedly breached the peace when attempting to repossess Lewis’ car. Lewis and NFI filed cross-motions for partial summary judgment regarding the issue of whether NFI could be held vicariously liable for the acts of the independent contractor. The trial court granted NFI’s motion and denied Lewis’ motion, ruling that NFI could not be held liable because there was no evidence that it controlled the contractor’s actions or participated in the breach of the…