Campbell v. Kovich

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that Michigan law does not recognize a cause of action for negligently hiring an independent contractor
• stating that, in response to a motion under MCR 2.116(C)(10), the nonmoving party may not “rest on mere allegations or denials in the pleadings, but must, by documentary evidence, set forth specific facts showing that there is a genuine issue for trial”
• “The test for whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee is whether the worker has control over the method of his or her work.”
• “Michigan recognizes no cause of action for the negligent hiring of an independent contractor.” (citing Reeves v. Kmart Corp., 582 N.W.2d 841, 845 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998))
• quotation marks and citations omitted from Campbell; emphasis omitted from Laster

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).