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Second Circuit· 12/2/1966

Lipka v. United States

Citations

  • 369 F.2d 288

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  • applying New York law and holding that New York courts would not permit employees of an independent contractor to sustain a negligent hiring claim against the principal
  • applying New York law and holding that New York courts would not permit employees of an independent contractor to sustain a negligent hiring claim against the principal
  • “Reservation of the power to control a contractor’s compliance with the contract’s specifications does not make the contractor an employee.”

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Judges: Lumbard

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