BAGLEY v. INSIGHT COMMUNICATIONS CO., L.P.

No. 29S02-9512-CV-1341.

658 N.E.2d 584 (1995)

Max BAGLEY, Guardian of the Estate of Richard A. Bagley, Appellant (Plaintiff Below), v. INSIGHT COMMUNICATIONS CO., L.P., d/b/a Insight Cablevision, Steve Crawford, and Sam Friend, Appellees (Defendants Below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

December 7, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell T. Clarke, Jr., Emswiller, Williams, Nolan & Clarke, P.C., Indianapolis, for Appellant Max Bagley.

Robert W. Geddes, Edward F. Harney, Jr., Hume, Smith, Geddes & Green, Indianapolis, for Appellee Insight Communications.

Karl L. Mulvaney, Paul J. Knapp, Nana Quay-Smith, Bingham Summers Welsh & Spilman, Indianapolis, for Appellee Steve Crawford.


DICKSON, Justice.

May an independent contractor's employee, injured on the job as a result of the contractor's conduct, recover damages from a party who negligently hired the contractor, notwithstanding the general rule that one who uses an independent contractor will not be liable for the acts of that contractor? We grant transfer to address this question.

On January 26, 1988, Richard Bagley suffered severe brain and head injuries while working as an employee...

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