Legal Opinion
Cochran v. International Harvester Co.
District Court, W.D. Kentucky
Decided September 2, 1975No. Civ. A. C 74-180 L(A)PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ALLEN, District Judge.
This action is submitted to the Court on the motion of the defendant for summary judgment following the taking of exhaustive discovery by both parties on the question of liability.
Plaintiff was an experienced sheet metal worker employed by Triangle Sheet Metal Company, hereinafter “Triangle”. Triangle had a contract with the defendant to install duct work and dust removal equipment at defendant’s plant.
On July 18, 1973, plaintiff was installing a sheet metal elbow which weighed between 350 and 400 lbs. and was standing on an aluminum “pick board” which…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- King v. Shelby Rural Electric Cooperative Corp.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1973
- William H. Grogan, James B. Shepeard, Raymond Carner and Ottis Lutz v. United States of America and Tecon CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1965
- Jennings v. Vincent's Adm'xCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940
- Rietze v. Williams Ex Rel. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1970
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Rowley v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1986
- Tauscher v. Puget Sound Power & Light Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1981
- Wagner v. Continental Casualty Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1988
- Ellis v. Chase Communications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
- Keith Vagle v. Pickands Mather & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
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