Hoffman v. Jdm Associates, Inc

In this tort action, we are again called upon to decide the scope of respondeat superior liability regarding a loaned servant. In doing so, we ffillow and reaffirm the control test as applied in May v Harper Hosp, 185 Mich App 548; 462 NW2d 754 (1990).

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On August 8, 1990, plaintiff, Duane Hoffman, sustained personal injuries when his foot was run over by a forklift operated by Gary Appel, Jr. At the time of the accident, Hoffman was a permanent employee of Shape Corporation, while Appel was a temporary worker provided to Shape by defendant, JDM Associates, Inc., doing business as Manpower of…