Tuggle v. Burpee

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

In November 2008, Brandon Helmick was painting the outside of a house under construction when he fell from his ladder and sustained serious injuries. He obtained workers’ compensation benefits through his employer, James Conrad, and filed suit against Stephen Burpee, Burpee Construction, LLC, Leigh Kersey, Kersey Home Builders, LLC, Paul Vogler, and William Baker, Jr. Following discovery, the trial court granted summary judgment to Kersey, his company, Burpee, and Burpee’s company. Helmick appealed the grant of summary judgment to Burpee and his company.

When this…