Merit Insurance v. Parent Building Materials, Inc.

Plaintiff Merit Insurance Company (Merit) appeals from a grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant Parent Building Materials, Inc. (Parent). We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

In January 1980, Parent’s employees transported sheets of plasterboard in Parent’s trucks to a construction site. Parent was not an owner or the general contractor for the construction project. Parent’s only involvement was the sale and delivery of the material. Once at the site, Parent’s employees unloaded the plasterboard, placed it at its designated reception point and departed.

Kenneth Baker was employed by…