James Offord v. United States Gypsum Corp.

PER CURIAM: *

James Offord appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant L & W Supply Corporation d/b/a Seacoast Supply (“Seacoast”) on his negligence claim. We affirm for the following reasons.

BACKGROUND

James Offord injured his head and spine when he fell off the trailer bed of an eighteen-wheeled truck. His employer, Western Express, had been hired by United States Gypsum Corporation (“Gypsum”) to deliver sheetrock to Seacoast. Seacoast’s employees were responsible for unloading the sheetrock from Offord’s truck, but Offord had to first remove the tarps used to…