Sherman v. Cimarex Energy Co.

OPINION

FRY, Judge.

{1} Plaintiff Larry Sherman appeals the district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of Defendants, which we refer to collectively as Cimarex. Plaintiff was injured when he fell over the handrail of a flight of stairs while working on an oil drilling rig. Plaintiff, an employee of an independent contractor hired by Cimarex, sued Cimarex, the owner and operator of the well site. The district court determined that Cimarex owed no duty to Plaintiff to protect against the injury that occurred in this case. We conclude that there are issues of fact as to whether…