Gibby v. Noranda Minerals Corp.

Appellant, Noranda Minerals Corporation appeals from a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff, Russell Gibby, and trial court orders from the Eighth Judicial District Court, Cascade County. We affirm.

We consider the following issues to be dispositive;

1. Did the District Court err in concluding that Noranda Minerals Corporation had a nondelegable duty to ensure safety at the Libby Adit?

2. Did the District Court err in instructing the jury that Noranda Minerals Corporation had a nondelegable duty to provide Russell Gibby a safe place to work under the Montana Safe Place to Work statute rather…