France v. SOUTHERN EQUIPMENT CO.

KETCHUM, Justice:

In this appeal from the Circuit Court of Logan County, a plaintiff seeks to reverse a circuit court order granting summary judgment in favor of a defendant. The circuit court’s order held that the defendant owed no duty of care to the plaintiff under our independent contractor defense.

As set forth below, we affirm the circuit court’s summary judgment order in favor of the defendant.

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Facts and Background

In the Spring of 2006, plaintiff Robert France was 16 year’s old and in the 10th grade in high school. Third-party defendant Danny Hensley, doing business under the name…