Defendant Tri-State entered into a contract with the Times to distribute the latter's newspapers. Defendant Midence had an independent contract with Tri-State, giving him sole responsibility and control over the manner and means of delivering the papers. Tri-State did not exercise sufficient control over the actual delivery process to raise a triable issue of fact as to whether it was vicariously liable for Midence's acts (Marino v Vega,
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