Parker v. Associates Discount Corp.

Plaintiff, Hezekiah Parker, sues for damages as a result of injuries he sustained when attempting to stop what he believed to be the theft of his automobile. The automobile was not in fact being stolen, but was rather in the process of being repossessed. Associates Discount Corporation, the defendant herein, asserted the affirmative defense that the injuries to the plaintiff were inflicted by the South Macomb Towing Company which was acting for the defendant as an independent contractor.

South Macomb Towing was joined as a third- party defendant; however, before trial, the plaintiff settled…