Mitzner Ex Rel. Bishop v. State, Kansas Department of Social & Rehabilitation Services

How courts have described this case

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

• “A more apt description of a foster parent would be more of an expense-reimbursed volunteer who must be licensed and who operates within certain guidelines.”
• “[G]enerally speaking, the question of whether an individual is an em- ployee or an independent contractor is considered a question of fact for the jury or trier of facts.”
• “Where the facts are undisputed or the evidence is susceptible of only a single conclusion, it is a question of law for the court whether one is an employee or an independent contractor.”
• state generally not responsible for negligent acts of its independent contractors
• acknowledging general rule of no liability

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).