Bovier v. Simon Crane Service, Inc.

ROBERT M. CLAYTON III, Judge.

Jason Bovier (“Plaintiff’) appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Simon Crane Service, Inc. and John Simon (collectively “Defendants”) on his claims for negligence and res ipsa lo-quitor. We reverse and remand.

I. BACKGROUND

The undisputed facts are as follows. Plaintiff was employed by Whittaker Builders, Inc. (“Whittaker”) as a carpenter. He was working for Whittaker constructing homes in the New Town subdivision in St. Charles County, Missouri. On July 27, 2005, Whittaker hired Simon Crane Service, Inc. (“Simon Crane”) to provide a crane…