Schaff v. Ray's Land & Sea Food Co., Inc.

*96BALMER, J.

This personal injury case requires us to determine whether the trial court erred in granting summary judgment for defendant. Plaintiff is the personal representative of the estate of Kevin Schaff, who died in a collision that Adam Stockert allegedly caused. Plaintiff claims that Stockert was defendant’s employee and that defendant is vicariously liable to plaintiff for damages caused by Stockert’s negligence. The trial court granted summary judgment for defendant, holding, as a matter of law, that Stockert was an independent contractor, rather than an employee of defendant, and that…