AmeriGas Propane, LP v. Landstar Ranger, Inc.

Opinion

CODRINGTON, J.

I

INTRODUCTION

This action arises from a propane tank falling on a truck driver, Steven K. King (King), while an AmeriGas Propane, L.P. (AmeriGas) employee, David Jones (Jones), was unloading empty propane tanks from King’s flatbed trailer at an AmeriGas facility. Landstar Ranger, Inc. (Landstar), a motor carrier, had hired King and his company, King Transportation, LLC, to transport the load of propane tanks. King and his wife, Grace King (the Kings), brought a personal injury action against shipper, AmeriGas, and carrier, Landstar, for damages for injuries arising from a…