Smothers v. Tractor Supply Co.

How courts have described this case

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

• Transporting merchandise to retail stores was a “regular element of Tractor Supply’s retail operation” and was an “essential element of operating” a nationwide retail chain
• Tractor Supply Co. immune from negligence suit as contractor of delivery driver who fell on store premises while delivering retail products
• plaintiff injured while transporting merchandise from defendant’s warehouse to its storeroom

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

4 cases in this archive cite this case.

• General Electric Co. v. Cain
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 2007-11-21· cited 52×
• Davis v. Ford Motor Co.
  W.D. Kentucky· 2003-01-31· cited 13×
• Franke v. Ford Motor Co.
  W.D. Kentucky· 2005-10-31· cited 13×
• Pennington v. Jenkins-Essex Construction, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky· 2006-11-03· cited 7×

Cites

11 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-25· cited 135,235×
• Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of Catrett
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-25· cited 119,442×
• Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corporation
  Supreme Court· 1986-03-26· cited 58,760×
• Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,768 Phil A. Street and Clyde H. Street v. J.C. Bradford & Company
  Sixth Circuit· 1990-05-25· cited 2,773×
• Hartsel v. Keys
  Sixth Circuit· 1996-06-26· cited 122×
• Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. v. Sherman & Fletcher
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 1986-02-27· cited 63×
• Eli N. Granus and Gloria M. Granus, Cross-Appellees v. North American Philips Lighting Corporation, Cross
  Sixth Circuit· 1987-06-30· cited 32×
• Daniels v. Louisville Gas & Electric Co.
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky· 1996-06-14· cited 24×
• United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Technical Minerals, Inc.
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 1996-11-21· cited 13×
• Tom Ballard Co. v. Blevins
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky· 1980-05-09· cited 12×
• Matthews v. G & B TRUCKING, INC.
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky· 1998-11-25· cited 9×