Legal Opinion
Benjamin William Vandewarker v. Continental Resources, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 26, 2019No. 17-3789PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.
Benjamin Vandewarker, an employee of Great Western Resources (Great Western), appeals the district court's 1 grant of summary judgment to Continental Resources, Inc. (Continental), dismissing Vandewarker's personal injury action against Continental. Having jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , we affirm.
Continental hired Great Western as an independent contractor to gauge wastewater levels in holding tanks at its well sites in North Dakota. Vandewarker, a semi-tractor truck operator employed by Great Western, emptied and hauled wastewater from the wells' holding…
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