Didier v. Ash Grove Cement Co.

NATURE OF CASE

Darryl Didier filed a negligence action in the district court for Cass County against Ash Grove Cement Company (Ash Grove), seeking damages for injuries he sustained after falling from the roof of a building located on Ash Grove’s Louisville, Nebraska, premises. Electric Company of Omaha (ECO), Didier’s employer, had been hired by Ash Grove to perform certain work at the Louisville site. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Ash Grove. Didier appealed to the Nebraska Court of Appeals. In its opinion, the Court of Appeals reversed the grant of summary judgment…