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JONES v. SCHNEIDER NAT., INC.

No. 09-1813.

797 N.W.2d 611 (2011)

Angelina JONES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SCHNEIDER NATIONAL, INC., Defendant-Appellee. Schneider National Carriers, Inc., Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Elmer Fehrle d/b/a Fehrle Trucking Co., Third-Party Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

March 30, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jean C. Lawrence of White, Stone, Aasgaard & Lawrence, P.L.C., Marion, for appellant.

Raymond Rinkol, Jr. of White Law Firm, P.L.C., Cedar Rapids, and Craig A. Levien of Betty, Neuman & McMahon, P.L.C., Davenport, for appellees.

Heard by VAITHESWARAN, P.J., and EISENHAUER and DANILSON, JJ.

DANILSON, J.

Angelina Jones was injured while working for an independent contractor providing trucking services for Schneider National, Inc., and now appeals from the summary judgment ruling entered in favor of Schneider National. Jones contends the district court erred in concluding an employer's liability for negligent hiring of an independent contractor does not extend to employees of the independent contractor. Although an employer may be liable for the negligent...

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