Legal Opinion
Roger Curtis Merritt v. Bethlehem Steel Corporation, a Foreign Corporation Licensed to Do Business in the State of Indiana
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 22, 1989No. 88-2249PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRANT, Senior District Judge.
Roger Merritt, an employee of an independent contractor, brought this diversity action against Bethlehem Steel Corporation, as the landowner/contractee, to recover for injuries he sustained while working at Bethlehem’s plant in Burns Harbor, Indiana. The district court’s grant of summary judgment for Bethlehem forms the basis of the appeal.
FACTS
Bethlehem Steel owns and operates a steel manufacturing plant in Burns Harbor, Indiana, which requires the use of high voltage electricity. As part of its integrated operation, Bethlehem maintains on its property the lines,…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Richard J. Teal and Tina Teal v. E.I. Dupont De Nemours and CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Plan-Tec, Inc. v. WigginsIndiana Court of Appeals · 1983
- Hale v. Peabody Coal CompanyIndiana Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by22 opinions
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