SOWERS v. TRI-COUNTY TELEPHONE CO., INC.

No. 12A02-8703-CV-108.

512 N.E.2d 208 (1987)

John R. SOWERS and Phyllis Sowers, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. TRI-COUNTY TELEPHONE CO., INC., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, First District.

Rehearing Denied October 9, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Buchanan, Buchanan & Buchanan, Lebanon, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Richard R. McDowell, Keith A. Kinney, Hill, Fulwider, McDowell, Funk & Matthews, Indianapolis, for defendant-appellee.


STATEMENT OF THE CASE

RATLIFF, Chief Judge.

John and Phyllis Sowers appeal a summary judgment granted in favor of Tri-County Telephone. We reverse.

FACTS

On June 26, 1984, John Sowers and a coworker were trimming trees while working for Covered Bridge Tree Service. Tri-County Telephone Co. (Tri-County) had hired the tree service on an independent contractor basis to trim trees located near Tri...

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