Legal Opinion

Helms v. Carmel High School Vocational Building Trades Corp.

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided March 29, 2006No. 29A04-0510-CV-613PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NAJAM, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

David Lee Helms, Jr. appeals from the trial court's entry of summary judgment in favor of Carmel High School Vocational Building. Trades Corporation ("Carmel") on Helms's complaint for damages. Helms presents a single dispositive issue for our review, namely, whether the trial court erred when it concluded that Carmel did not owe Helms a duty to provide him with a safe worksite.

We affirm. 1

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On January 20, 2003, Helms, an employee of JTB Contractors, Inc., was installing flashing on a PVC pipe at a worksite in Hamilton County…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Bagley v. Insight Communications Co., LPIndiana Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Rogier v. American Testing & Engineering Corp.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2000
  3. Carie v. PSI Energy, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 1999
  4. Zawistoski v. Gene B. Glick Co., Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2000
  5. Perryman v. Huber, Hunt & Nichols, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1994

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Michael Ryan v. TCI Architects/Engineers/Contractors, Inc. and BMH Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a Craft MechanicalIndiana Supreme Court · 2017
  2. Stumpf v. Hagerman Construction Corp.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2007
  3. Helms v. Carmel High School Vocational Building Trades Corp.Indiana Supreme Court · 2006
  4. Selby v. Northern Indiana Public Service Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2006
  5. Capitol Construction Services, Inc. v. GrayIndiana Court of Appeals · 2011

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