R&L Carriers Shared Services, LLC v. Markley

I iThis is an appeal from a negligence action involving an eighteen-wheeler that hit a telephone line and injured a worker repairing the line. In this appeal, we consider whether the worker’s employer can be liable for negligence under the theory of implied indemnity. We also review several alleged evidentiary errors and decide whether the circuit court erred by refusing to grant a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) or alternatively for a new trial. We affirm.

I. Background

This case begins with a low-hanging telephone line that stretched across the entry to Roy’s Body Shop…