Cook v. Peter Kiewit Sons Company

CROCKETT, Justice.

Plaintiff Shirley D. Cook sued Peter Kiewit Sons, Inc., for injuries suffered while working on the diversion tunnel at the Flaming Gorge Dam in northeastern Utah.

Upon the basis of the pleadings, plaintiff’s deposition, affidavits furnished by the defendant, the contract attached thereto, and answers to interrogatories, defendant Kiewit moved for summary judgment on the ground that plaintiff Cook was in effect in its employ, and that inasmuch as he was covered by and had been allowed workmen’s compensation for his injury, that was his exclusive remedy, and this action was…