Legal Opinion
Brown v. Labor Ready Northwest, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided September 16, 2002No. 49536-4-IPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEllington, J.
— Joyce Brown was seriously injured while working at CMI Northwest. She alleges her injury was caused by the negligence of a forklift operator sent to CMI by a labor agency. Brown sued the agency on theories of vicarious and direct negligence. Her suit was dismissed on summary judgment. The borrowed servant doctrine applies to bar Brown’s vicarious negligence claim, and the evidence does not support her direct negligence claim. The trial court properly dismissed, and we affirm.
FACTS
Joyce Brown was a long-term employee of CMI, a lumber distribution center. Russell Henson was employed by Labor…
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