Venters v. Sorrento Delaware, Inc.

TROUT, Justice.

Kathy Venters and Jonathan Venters, widow and surviving son of Stanley Venters respectively, brought wrongful death actions separately against Sorrento Delaware, Inc. and Montierth Farms, LLP after Stanley Venters was killed in a work-related accident. The district judges in each case granted summary judgment to the defendants, dismissing the Venters’ complaints, and we affirm.

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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Sorrento Delaware, Inc. (Sorrento) operates the Swiss Cheese Factory in Nampa, Idaho, (Nampa facility) and as part of its cheese-making process, produces a large amount…