Miller v. Degussa Corp.

This appeal arises from a summary judgment for the defendants in an action arising out of a workplace injury. The issue is whether summary judgment was proper either for the defendant premises owner on a claim based on an alleged failure to provide a safe place to work or for the defendant manufacturer of a sandblasting nozzle on a claim under the Alabama Extended Manufacturer's Liability Doctrine (AEMLD).

Richard T. Miller was injured when he fell from a scaffold while working as an employee of Mundy Industrial Maintenance, Inc. Miller was working in furtherance of a contract between Mundy…