Legal Opinion
Harris v. Kettelhut Construction, Inc.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided October 4, 1984No. 2-883A294PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SULLIVAN, Judge.
Plaintiff, Walter Harris (Harris) appeals from summary judgment in favor of Kett-elhut Construction, Inc. (Kettelhut), upon his personal injury suit for damages.
Harris presents but one issue on appeal:
Whether Kettelhut, a prime contractor, owed a duty to Harris, an employee of a subcontractor, to maintain safety on the construction site by installing guardrails around a staging area located on the roof of a building under construction.
On September 11, 1980, the day of Harris's accident, Harris was employed as an apprentice steel worker with the Hugh J. Baker Co. (Baker) At…
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