UT · jury_instructions
MUJI 2d CV2814
Independent contractor defined.
[Name of defendant] claims that [name of actor] was an independent contractor for whose conduct [he] is not responsible.
An independent contractor is one who has the right to control the manner and means of accomplishing the work and does the work in his or her own way, subject only to minimal direction, and is responsible only for completing the job.
In order to determine whether [name of actor] was an independent contractor, you must decide whether [name of defendant] had the right to control the manner and means of accomplishing the work. If you decide that [name of defendant] had the right of control, then [name of actor] is not an independent contractor. If you decide that [name of defendant] did not have the right of control, then [name of actor] is an independent contractor.
In determining whether [name of defendant] had the right of control, you may consider the following factors and weigh them as you think proper:
(1) agreements between the parties about who had the right of control;
(2) the right to hire and fire;
(3) the method of payment;
(4) who was actually directing the work; and
(5) who furnished the equipment.
Provenance
- Source
- legacy.utcourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-22
- Edition
- 2026-08-21
- Content hash
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