Legal Opinion

Hardman v. Specialty Services

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided May 14, 1999No. 97-4116PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

EBEL, Circuit Judge.

Kenneth P. Hardman (“Hardman”) and his wife Michelle Hardman sued Shea-Kiewit-Kenny (“SKK”) in tort for injuries incurred by Hardman while working at Mountain States Steel (“MSS”) on a project for SKK. The district court granted summary judgment to SKK on the ground that SKK was a special employer under the loaned-employee doctrine, and hence was immune from suit under the Utah Workers’ Compensation Act (“Act”). The Hardmans appeal. We reverse.

BACKGROUND

In 1991, J.F. Shea Co., Inc., Kiewit Construction Company, and Kenny Construction Company of Illinois entered into a…

2Cases cited6 opinions

Bambrough v. BethersUtah Supreme Court · 1976
Walker v. U.S. General, Inc.Utah Supreme Court · 1996
Ghersi v. SalazarUtah Supreme Court · 1994
Habermehl v. PotterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
Kunz v. Beneficial TemporariesUtah Supreme Court · 1996

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3Cited by1 opinion

Kenneth D. Hardman and Michelle Hardman v. Specialty Services, a Washington Corporation Ike Lobato, Dba Specialty Services, Shea-Kiewit-Kenny, a Joint Venture of J.F. Shea Co., Inc., a Nevada Corporation Kiewit Construction Company, a Delaware Corporation, Both in Their Capacities as Individual Entities, and as Participants in the Above Joint Venture and Kenny Construction Company, an Illinois Corporation Both in Their Capacities as Individual Entities, and as Participants in the Above Joint Venture, Defendants-Third-Party-Plaintiffs-Appellees v. Mountain States Steel, Inc., a Utah Corporation, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999