Whatley v. Sharma

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• homeowner did not retain control over manner and method of performance of tree-cutter, who was hired for clearly-defined job that he was free to perform as he saw best
• no evidence that homeowner was employer of tree- cutting contractor, where homeowner did not provide the contractor with any tools or equipment and “gave no instructions on how to take down the trees but rather (in the words of the contractor
• unauthenticated letter had no probative value on summary judgment

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).