Mansfield v. Colwell Construction Co.

Smith, Judge.

James Mansfield and Vicki Golden (collectively “Mansfield”) as the natural parents of their deceased son, Shane Mansfield, brought a personal injury action against Colwell Construction Company (“Colwell”), the operator of a rock quarry, the site of Shane’s tragic death. Chris Wilson, the driver of the minivan in which Shane had been a passenger, was also sued. The gist of the complaint was that the joint negligence of both defendants combined to proximately cause Shane’s death.

After cross-claiming against Wilson, Colwell moved for summary judgment on several grounds. Colwell…