Chisolm v. Mississippi Dept. of Transp.

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• holding that the parties had an independent-contractor relationship even though the contract authorized the defendant to inspect all work and materials
• holding that the provisions of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices are advisory in nature and cannot be used to create a legal obligation
• as a general rule, an independent contractor’s principal is not vicariously liable for torts committed by the independent contractor
• as a general rule, an independent contractor’s principal is not vicariously liable for torts committed by the independent contractor
• owner's right to ensure that contractor's work complies with the owner's specs does not mean that the owner is exercising control over the physical conduct of the work. Therefore, owner has no liability arising from contractor's work

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).