Blake v. Calumet Construction Corp.

ON PETITION TO TRANSFER

BOEHM, Justice.

This ease turns on the circumstances under which a contractor on a construction project may be liable to third parties injured on the site. The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to defendant Calumet Construction Corporation on the ground that as a matter of law Calumet owed no duty of care to plaintiff Emanuel C. Blake. Because we find disputed issues of material fact, the grant of summary judgment is reversed and the case is remanded for further proceedings in the trial court.

I. Factual & Procedural History

Blake was an…