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Alaska Civil Pattern Jury Instruction 23.05
Employer Liability – Independent Contractor – Retained Control
[Employer] hired [independent contractor] to perform work. Plaintiff claims that [he][she][it] was harmed by [employer]’s negligence in exercising control over [independent contractor]’s performance of the work.
In order to find that the plaintiff is entitled to recover on this claim, you must find that it is more likely true than not true that:
(1) [employer] had the right to control or exercised control over the manner in which [independent contractor] performed the work, and [independent contractor] was not free to do the work in [his][her][its] own way.
(2) [employer] was negligent in [exercising] [failing to exercise] control over [independent contractor]’s performance of the work; and
(3) [employer]’s negligence was a substantial factor in causing plaintiff’s harm.
History
Alaska Civil Pattern Jury Instructions 23.05, dated 2015. Prepared by the Alaska Civil Pattern Jury Instructions Committee; published by the Alaska Court System. The Alaska Court System states that these instructions "have not been approved or promulgated by any court or the Alaska Bar Association."
Provenance
- Source
- courts.alaska.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
15b35610998b40e0595125100d44c59841d9689f8b9eee9630816696105563f3
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