Conlin v. Turner's Express, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• holding a contractor moving equipment between Ford’s plants was “engaged in Ford’s trade, business, or occupation” when the contractor’s trailer malfunctioned, injuring a Ford employee
• stating the employer or “those conducting his business shall only be liable to the employee for personal injury ... by accident to the extent and in the manner herein specified”
• “It is clear that the determination of whether a subcontractor is an owner’s statutory employee is a fact[-]specific inquiry.”
• whether driver assisted in the loading operation not relevant to the determination of whether the contractor was engaged in the manufacturer’s trade, business, or occupation
• “[I]f ... the employee’s injury is caused by the negligent act of a party who is stranger to the trade, occupation, or business of his employer, the employee may maintain an action at law against the ‘other party.’ ”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

16 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Cinnamon v. International Business MacHines Corp.
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1989-09-22· cited 56×
• Evans v. Hook
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1990-01-12· cited 36×
• Slater v. Skyhawk Transportation, Inc.
  D. New Jersey· 1999-05-04· cited 23×
• David G. Hayden v. The Kroger Company
  Fourth Circuit· 1994-02-22· cited 7×
• McCall v. Bowater, Inc.
  W.D. Virginia· 1989-08-01· cited 3×
• Roberts v. Huggins
  Richmond County Circuit Court· 1990-12-27· cited 2×
• Anderson v. Dillow
  Norfolk County Circuit Court· 2000-09-13· cited 1×
• Meredith v. Honeywell International, Inc.
  E.D. Virginia· 2006-08-23
• Gilmer v. Daniel International Corp.
  Surry County Circuit Court· 1988-07-06
• Johnson v. Central Fidelity Bank
  Richmond County Circuit Court· 1988-11-30
• Weatherman v. A.G. Van Metre, Jr., Inc.
  Fairfax County Circuit Court· 1992-05-14
• Ratcliff v. Culpeper Stone Co.
  Stafford County Circuit Court· 1994-03-17
• Ierardi v. MTX International
  Chesterfield County Circuit Court· 1999-05-18
• Peck v. Safway Steel Products, Inc.
  Richmond County Circuit Court· 2000-06-15
• Smith v. Kirk
  Richmond County Circuit Court· 2000-06-09
• Leake v. Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
  Warren County Circuit Court· 2003-05-07

Cites

6 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. v. McReynolds
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1976-04-23· cited 150×
• Whalen v. Dean Steel Erection Co., Inc.
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1985-03-08· cited 69×
• Burroughs v. Walmont, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1969-06-16· cited 62×
• Floyd v. Mitchell
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1962-01-15· cited 55×
• Hipp v. Sadler Materials Corp.
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1971-04-26· cited 29×
• Stewart v. BASS CONST. CO., INC.
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1982-03-12· cited 29×