James D. Donovan and Linda M. Donovan v. General Motors, a Delaware Corporation

HANSON, Senior District Judge.

This is a diversity case under Missouri law in which the employee of an independent contractor seeks to recover for injuries sustained on the job from the owner of the premises who contracted with the independent contractor. Plaintiffs below appeal from a grant of partial summary judgment for defendant and a judgment for defendant on a jury verdict. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

General Motors Corporation (GM) contracted with J.S. Alberici Construction Company, an independent contractor, for the construction of an addition to…