Gloria Lee v. The Clorox International Company

Plaintiff-Appellant Gloria Lee appeals the grant of summary judgment in favor of The Clorox International Company (“Clorox”) in a wrongful death action she brought as the surviving spouse of Roger Earl Lee (“Mr. Lee”). No reversible error has been shown; we affirm.

Mr. Lee was an independent contractor doing work for National Freight, Inc. Clorox hired National Freight, Inc. to transport a load of bleach from Clorox’s Houston facility to its Tampa facility. National Freight, Inc. engaged Mr. Lee to accomplish the transport.

On 22 February 2008, Mr. Lee arrived at Clorox’s Tampa facility just…