Allen v. Sulcer

OPINION

in which HOLLY M. KIRBY, J. and DONALD P. HARRIS, SR. J., joined.

This is a negligence action. A landlord instructed his tenant to prune large limbs from a tree on the rental property with a chainsaw. The tenant’s eighteen year old daughter was assisting by clearing the limb debris and sustained severe internal injuries from a falling limb. The daughter instituted this negligence action against the landlord, relying on theories of the landlord’s negligence and vicarious liability. The trial court granted summary judgment for the defendant landlord. Finding that the defendant did not…