Verdun v. Carrollton S.C. Corp.

SCHOTT, Judge.

Defendant, the owner and operator of a large retail shopping center, contracted with Highway Patrol Services to provide security guards who would patrol the center on motorcycles. Plaintiff who was employed as such a guard was injured while patrolling on his motorcycle. He brought suit in tort against defendant who answered that it was plaintiff’s statutory employer and was therefore insulated from tort liability by the workers’ compensation act. Defendant moved for summary judgment which was granted dismissing plaintiff’s suit. Plaintiff has appealed.

A summary judgment is…