Crawford Logging, Inc. v. Estate of Irving

GRAVES, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. Crawford Logging, Inc., appeals from the trial court’s denial of its summary judgment motion in a wrongful-death action involving an independent contractor. For the reasons stated herein, we reverse and render the order of the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County.

FACTS

¶ 2. On September 28, 2004, Roswell Irving, Jr., was struck by a truck owned and operated by Hosie Thomas. Thomas owned H.T. Trucking and was hauling logs as an independent contractor for Crawford Logging, Inc. Irving, who was walking near the intersection of…