Sperl v. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that a principal is vicariously liable for the conduct of its agent but not for the conduct of an independent contractor
• noting that a principal is vicariously liable for the conduct of its agent but not for the conduct of an independent contractor
• affirming jury determination that driver was agent of freight broker where broker communicated directly with the driver, set type of trailer to be used, required a dispatch call and constant communication from the driver, and used fines to encourage timely delivery of a load
• “A principal is vicariously liable for the conduct of its agent but not for the conduct of an independent contractor.”
• a principal is vicariously liable for the full injury caused by tortious actions of its agents
• “A fact finder’s determination of whether an agency relationship exists should be made by considering all of the surrounding circumstances and actions of the parties, without exclusive weight being given to contractual labels or 16 provisions.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).