Scott v. Hughes

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Beier, J.:

This is an appeal by defendant Christopher Hughes after a jury verdict against him in this negligence action. Hughes was the driver in a one-car accident that killed passenger Jeffery Wade Scott and injured passengers Jeffrey Wagner and Adam Stein. At the time of the accident, the four were traveling together to work on a drilling crew for employer Duke Drilling, Inc. (Duke Drilling). Hughes challenges the district judge’s decision that Hughes was not immune from suit as a fellow servant under workers compensation law, as well as rulings on…