Adamson v. Okland Construction Company

CROCKETT, Justice:

Plaintiffs, widow and minor children, sued Okland Construction Company for the wrongful death of Robert L. Adamson who was electrocuted on September 6, 1968, while doing electrical work in the construction of David O. McKay Hospital in Ogden, Utah. Upon the basis of the pleadings, depositions, affidavits and documentary evidence, the trial court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment, no cause of action. From the adverse judgment, plaintiff appeals.

Okland Construction Company, the general contractor for the construction of the hospital, entered into a subcontract on…