Ries v. Steffensmeier

NEUMAN, Justice.

This is an appeal from judgment entered on a jury verdict in a personal injury action pleaded on theories of employer liability and premises liability but tried solely on defendants’ alleged breach of their duty of care as plaintiffs employer. The jury, though assigning fault to defendants, found no employment relationship. Because the record supports no other ground for recovery, we reverse.

■ Plaintiff Vernon Ries suffered a serious foot injury while operating a skid loader owned by defendants Wilfred and Andrea Steffensmeier. Andrea is Vernon’s sister. At the time of the…