Hirst v. Thieneman

ItGQRBATY, j.

WRIT GRANTED; JUDGMENT REVERSED.

Relator, Crown Roofing Services, Inc., seeks review from the denial of its motion for summary judgment.

FACTS:

On November 1, 2000, several employees of Crown Roofing, including Shawn Collier, were unloading rolls of asphalt roofing tar from a flat bed truck onto the ground for a roofing operation. The unloading process involved the use of a truck-mounted crane operated by Byron Hudson, a Crown Roofing employee who was certified to operate the crane, and Mr. Collier, who guided the crane cable and its load of roofing tar to the ground location near a…