Daniels v. Las Vegas Transfer & Storage

OPINION

Charles Daniels, (Daniels), an employee of Woolco Stores, was injured in a fall from a collapsing loading ramp. The loading ramp was owned by respondent Las Vegas Transfer & Storage (LVTS), a common carrier, which was employed by Woolco to deliver and unload merchandise. LVTS supplied both the truck and the workers and charged Woolco at an hourly rate for their service. Employees of LVTS were required only to unload the appliances at Woolco’s receiving dock; however, LVTS workers and Woolco personnel commonly worked together to move the merchandise onto the floor to a location…