Lovgren v. Peoples Elec. Co., Inc.

OPINION

HUSPENI, Judge.

Appellant Ellis Lovgren (Lovgren) appeals from the judgment of the trial court which granted respondent Peoples Electric Company, Inc.’s (Peoples) motion for summary judgment on grounds that the statute of limitations barred the action. We affirm.

FACTS

On September 9, 1975, Lovgren, an electrician for the North Star Steel Co., sustained a severe electrical shock when he touched a high voltage bar in a transformer vault at the steel mill where he worked. Peoples had installed the vault. The shock caused severe injuries to Lovgren, including heart damage and an arm injury…