Lajato v. AT & T, INC.

This is an action for damages brought by the plaintiff, Fernando Lajato, arising from injuries he incurred while working as an independent contractor for third-party defendant Quinn Delivery Service, Inc. (Quinn), to move a battery hoist owned by defendant AT&T. AT&T filed a contingent third-party complaint against Quinn, not at issue in this appeal, seeking indemnification pursuant to the delivery service contract between Quinn and AT&T, in the event plaintiff recovered a judgment in his tort action against AT&T. AT&T subsequently filed a motion for summary judgment against plaintiff which…