Legal Opinion
Bagley v. Insight Communications Co., LP
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided December 7, 1995No. 29S02-9512-CV-1341PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DICKSON, Justice.
May an independent contractor's employee, injured on the job as a result of the contractor's conduct, recover damages from a party who negligently hired the contractor, notwithstanding the general rule that one who uses an independent contractor will not be liable for the acts of that contractor? We grant transfer to address this question.
On January 26, 1988, Richard Bagley suffered severe brain and head injuries while working as an employee of Sam Friend, a subcontractor for Steve Crawford, a television cable installer. Crawford, in turn, was functioning as a subcontractor…
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