Baugher v. A. Hattersley & Sons, Inc.

HOFFMAN, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiffs Carol Baugher and Genise Tumbleson brought suit against A. Hatters-ley & Sons, Inc., an electrical contracting firm, seeking damages for the negligent hiring of employee Ronald Osborne. A claim was also brought on behalf of Carol Baugher’s children, Chad and Antonio, for loss of their mother’s care and companionship. It was determined by the trial court, however, that plaintiffs had presented no genuine issue as to any material fact, and it subsequently treated a motion to dismiss previously entered by the defendant as a motion for summary judgment and…