Shelton v. Azar, Inc.

The third party plaintiffs in this case, respondents Azar, Inc., and Marion Wiley, concede that Charles Reed, after flying from California to Washington for his job, was driving a rental car to his hotel when the car collided with the respondents’ taxicab. A worker traveling at his employer’s request generally is acting within the course of his employment when going to his hotel. Because workers acting in the course of their employment are immune from liability to their co-workers, a third party may not sue an immune employee for contribution or indemnification if the third party’s only…