Canipe v. National Loss Control Service Corp.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

READY, District Judge.

In this diversity action, plaintiff, Billy Canipe, a Tennessee citizen, sues National Loss Control Service Corporation (NATLS CO), an Illinois corporation qualified to do business in Mississippi, for personal injuries allegedly suffered as a result of NATLSCO’s negligence and breach of contract. The court has before it defendant’s motion for summary judgment. 1

Plaintiff was an employee of the KraftHumko plant in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was the operator of a machine known as a flake roll machine. As a part of his job duties, plaintiff was required…