Farmer v. Heard

SCHRODER, Judge.

This is a tort action filed by a farm employee against his employer, the farm owner, for injuries sustained during the course of his employment. The trial court dismissed the employee’s negligence claim by summary judgment on the ground that there was no showing that the injury was caused by the negligence of the employer. We affirm.

The material facts in this case are not in dispute. Alfred Farmer, appellant (“Farmer”), commenced this tort action in Warren Circuit Court against his employer, Maurice Heard (“Heard”). Heard, appellee, is a self-employed farmer who operates his…