Legal Opinion
Cruz v. Lopez
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided November 9, 2018No. S-17-1240PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFreudenberg, J.
*485 I. NATURE OF CASE
The employee of a registered motor carrier caused an accident while returning the motor carrier's truck after delivering the last load of the day under a contract between the motor carrier and a general contractor, also a registered motor carrier, to haul away construction debris. The injured party's representative sued the driver, the motor carrier who employed the driver, and the general contractor. The court granted summary **534 judgment for the general contractor. At issue is whether, viewing the evidence in a light most favorable to the plaintiff, our statutory scheme…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- American Trucking Assns., Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Huggins v. FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
- Anderson v. Service Merchandise Co., Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1992
- North American Van Lines, Inc. v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
- Simon v. Omaha Public Power DistrictNebraska Supreme Court · 1972
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