Valeo v. East Coast Furniture Co.

The plaintiff appeals from the circuit court’s final summary judgment in favor of defendant East Coast Furniture Co. (the “defendant”) on his claims for negligent hiring, negligent retention, and vicarious liability arising out of an incident in which the defendant’s employee swung a padlock at him, hitting him in the eye. On the *923negligent hiring and negligent retention claims, the plaintiff argues the court erred in finding that, at the time of the incident, the defendant did not owe a duty to him. On the vicarious liability claim, the plaintiff argues he presented sufficient evidence to…