Legal Opinion

Hitchcock v. New Prime, Inc.

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided August 28, 2006No. 27034PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JEFFREY W. BATES, Chief Judge.

Doyle Hitchcock (Hitchcock) appeals from the dismissal of his lawsuit to recover damages for injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. The trial court entered a summary judgment against Hitchcock after concluding that his petition failed to state a claim because of certain contracts he had executed with defendant New Prime, Inc. (NPI). We reverse and remand.

On June 17, 1999, Hitchcock leased a 2000 Freightliner truck to NPI. As a part of that transaction, two agreements were executed by Hitchcock and NPI. The first was an Independent Contractor Operating…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Alack v. Vic Tanny International of Missouri, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1996
  2. Jeffrey v. CathersMissouri Court of Appeals · 2003
  3. Golden Valley Disposal, LLC v. Jenkins Diesel Power, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2006
  4. Lindsay v. Mazzio's Corp.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2004
  5. Hearod v. BaggsMissouri Court of Appeals · 2005

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3Cited by11 opinions

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  3. McLallen v. TillmanMissouri Court of Appeals · 2012
  4. Flowers v. City of CampbellMissouri Court of Appeals · 2012
  5. Reeves v. Allstate Insurance Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2010

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