Legal Opinion
Michael J. Stalbosky v. William Christopher Belew and Three Rivers Trucking Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 3, 2000No. 98-6734PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GILMAN, Circuit Judge.
On April 27, 1995, William Belew was driving a truck through Kentucky on behalf of Three Rivers Trucking Co. Belew picked up a stranded motorist, Myra Stal-bosky, at an interstate rest area. He later raped and murdered her in the cab of his truck. Michael Stalbosky, the administrator of Myra Stalbosky’s estate, brought suit against both Belew and Three Rivers. He alleged that Three Rivers should be held liable for negligently hiring and retaining Belew because the company knew or should have known that Belew posed an unreasonable risk to members of the general…
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