Stenvik v. Constant

OPINION

HAROLD W. SCHULTZ, Judge. *

Appellant Vivian Stenvik asserts the trial court erred in (1) refusing to hold that OSHA applied to respondent Willard Constant; (2) refusing to hold as a matter of law that Constant was Orland Stenvik’s employer; (3) refusing to instruct the jury on the common law duty of an employer to employees; and (4) instructing the jury to discount future damages to present value.

FACTS

In July 1988, respondent Willard Constant began remodeling a house he owned, located next door to his home. He intended to rent it or sell it, possibly to his daughter and son-in-law. By…