MacK v. Kranz Farms, Inc.

AMUNDSON, Justice.

[¶ 1] In this action, Russell Mack appeals the trial court’s summary judgment dismissal of his claim. We reverse and remand for trial.

FACTS

[¶ 2] Mack began working for Kranz Farms, Inc. (Farm) in April 1984 on a part-time basis. In April 1987, Mack became a full-time employee for Farm. Mack’s duties included milking the cows in the dairy barn. Although he was never formally trained, Mack learned the job through observing his employer perform the duties. The free-stall dairy barn contains two feed bunks or troughs. The troughs have twenty-nine-inch high concrete walls,…