Anderson v. Nashua Corp.

This is an appeal by the plaintiff, Mike Anderson, of an order of the Douglas County District Court granting summary judgment on behalf of the defendant Nashua Corporation (Nashua). Nashua had hired Anderson’s employer, W.S. Bunch Co. (Bunch), to paint the interior of several underground storage tanks on Nashua’s property. Anderson was severely burned when the underground storage tank he was painting burst into flames while he was inside it. Anderson, having received workers’ compensation benefits through Bunch, brought this action, predicated on strict liability and negligence, against…