Boyd v. Packaging Corp. of America

Miller, Judge.

This is the second appearance of this case before this Court. On December 17, 2000, Gary Boyd sued Southway Industrial Services, Inc. (“Southway”) and Packaging Corporation of America (“PCA”) pursuant to the doctrine of respondeat superior to recover for injuries sustained in a crane accident at the PCA paper mill located in Clyattville. PCA moved for summary judgment, asserting that it could not be held liable because Southway and Entech were independent contractors as to whose employees PCA owed no duty of care and that it could not have had superior knowledge of the wind…