Kopfman v. FREEDOM DRILLING CO., INC.

Plaintiff-appellant, Joseph Kopfman, appeals from an order of the district court for Kimball County granting summary judgment to defendants-appellees, Freedom Drilling Co., Inc., and Morris Howard. The district court found that Kopfman’s action in negligence was barred by the exclusive remedy provision of the workmen’s compensation statutes. We affirm.

Defendant Morris Howard was employed by defendant Freedom Drilling Co., Inc., a Wyoming corporation, as a driller, working on Freedom’s oil rigs in Kimball County, Nebraska. Kopfman was hired by Freedom, acting through Howard, to work as a…