Trahan-Laroche v. Lockheed Sanders, Inc.

Lockheed (defendant) employee Maimone, who provided his own equipment to hay company fields in exchange for keeping the hay and being paid his normal wages, hitched his trailer to his truck on Lockheed's premises after finishing work to transport hay to sell, intending to later return for remaining farm equipment; the trailer detached during the drive and struck the plaintiffs' vehicle, and they sued Lockheed under respondeat superior and negligent supervision theories, but the trial court granted Lockheed summary judgment.