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· 1/20/1844

Middlewood v. Nevitt

Citations

  • 7 Blackf. 51
  • 1844 Ind. LEXIS 19

How courts have described this case

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

  • approving instruction in negligent hiring claim that required a causal connection between the employee’s dangerous propensities and the injuries suffered
  • approving instruction in negligent hiring claim that required a causal connection between the employee's dangerous propensities and the injuries suffered
  • janitor’s prank of yanking a newspaper from the plaintiffs newspaper bag could not have been inciden tal to Ms employment but was for a purpose personal to him
  • employer not liable for injuries inflicted by one employee upon another employee when the act that caused the injury was not authorized by the employer, was not done to promote the employer’s business, and was not part of the employee’s duties

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Judges: Sullivan

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