Legal Opinion
Kyle A. Ruhs v. Pacific Power & Light, a Maine Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 3, 1982No. 80-1412PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Kyle A. Ruhs (Ruhs) was seriously injured while trimming trees around the power lines of defendant Pacific Power and Light (Pacific). Ruhs sued Pacific for negligence in this Wyoming diversity action. The district court granted Pacific’s motion for summary judgment on the ground that Pacific owed no duty of care to Ruhs. We hold that Pacific was not entitled to judgment as a matter of law and reverse for trial on the factual issues.
In January 1978, Ruhs was working for Wright Tree Service, Inc., which had a contract with Pacific to trim along Pacific’s power…
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