Legal Opinion
Cochran v. Gehrke, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided March 3, 2004No. C 01-161-MWB, C 02-0108-MWBPublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANT GEHRKE’S MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANT GEHRKE’S FIRST AND SECOND MOTIONS FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT
BENNETT, Chief Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I.INTRODUCTION.1046
A. Factual Background.1046
B. Procedural Background.1047
II.LEGAL ANALYSIS.1048
A. Standards For Summary Judgment .1048
B. Gehrke’s Indemnity Claim In The Wegener Case .1049
C. Gehrke’s Duty To Protect Subcontractors’ Employees.1050
1. Arguments of the parties.1051
2. Applicable law..1053
a. The general rule and exceptions.1053
b. The applicable…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Phil Quick v. Donaldson Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
- Hartnagel v. NormanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
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