Legal Opinion
Orris v. Lingley
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided November 27, 2012No. 42343-0-IIPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWorswick, C.J.
¶1 — Paul Orris was seriously injured in an automobile accident when a truck driven by a co-worker, Matthew Lingley, crashed. He appeals the trial court’s summary dismissal of his negligence claim against Lingley’s estate. Because there is a genuine issue of material fact whether Lingley was acting in the course of his employment, but not whether Orris was acting in the course of his employment, we reverse summary judgment in part, affirm in part, and remand for further proceedings.
FACTS
¶2 In August 2007, Orris and Lingley were both employees of Caliber Concrete Construction. Orris was a…
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