Pippin v. HILL-ROM CO., INC.

COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.

William and Lola Jean Pippin brought suit against Hill-Rom Company, Inc. (“Hill-Rom”), seeking recovery for an injury incurred by William Pippin at Hill— Rom’s facility in St. Joseph, Missouri. The district court 2 granted summary judgment for Hill-Rom, and the Pippins appeal. We affirm.

I

William Pippin (“Pippin”) and his wife Lola Jean Pippin (“Lola”) are independent truckers who since 1993 have contracted with Landstar Express America, Inc. (“Landstar”). Landstar is a non-forced dispatch trucking company, meaning that when it receives a request from a shipper and…