Whitley v. Jake's Crane & Rigging, Inc.

OPINION

Horace Whitley has appealed from an order of the district court granting Jake’s Crane & Rigging, Inc.’s (Jake’s) motion for summary judgment. Whitley was injured on November 24, 1975, by a crane owned and operated by Jake’s. He sought and recovered an award from the Nevada Industrial Commission (NIC) under the policy of his employer, Westinghouse, and subsequently commenced this tort action against Jake’s. The district court found that Westinghouse and Jake’s were both subcontractors of a principal employer, Southern California Edison (Edison), and that Jake’s was, therefore, immune…