United States Eighth Circuit

In a personal injury suit resulting from an auto-pedestrian incident, summary judgment for defendant-company is affirmed where the driver of the vehicle, an independent contractor doing work for the company, was not acting within the scope of his employment when the accident occurred.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/20/2007
• Published 07/20/2007

Judges

• WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, BEAM, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Hans H. Von Zonten, Kansas City, Missouri. Also appearing on the brief is Jason M. Pottenger, Kansas City, Missouri.


• For Appellees:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Kenneth R. Goleaner, Kansas City, Missouri. Also appearing on the brief is David R. Buchanan, St. Louis, Missouri.