Cornelius v. Powder River Energy Corp.

VOIGT, Chief Justice.

[T1] Cornelius sued his employer (Baldwin) and the company for which Baldwin did contract work (PRECorp) for injuries Corne-lus suffered when he contacted a live electrical line. The district court granted summary judgment to PRECorp on two grounds: first, as the employer of an independent contractor, PRECorp was not vicariously liable for injuries to that contractor's employee; and second, PRECorp was not independently negligent. We affirm.

ISSUES

[12] 1. Whether the district court erred in failing to determine whether the contract between Baldwin and PRECorp was written…