Chesterman v. Barmon

Plaintiff brought this personal injury action, alleging, inter alia, liability of Construction 80, Inc. (defendant), for negligent retention of an employe (Barmon) and vicarious liability for Barmon’s actions. Defendant moved for summary judgment, which the trial court granted. Plaintiff appeals. We reverse and remand.

Barmon was president of defendant and had been president of Lexington Construction, Inc. He was responsible for placing bids for construction jobs and deploying the necessary employes to carry out the work. On the evening of April 2, 1981, at about 8:30, he met with potential…