Emery v. Leavesly McCollum

LALLY-GREEN, J.:

¶ 1 Appellants, Stephen H. Emery and Star Emery, appeal from an order granting summary judgment in favor of Appellees, Bechtel Construction, Inc. (“Bechtel”) and Gilberton Power Company (“Gilberton”). We affirm.

¶2 The Emerys filed negligence actions against Bechtel and Gilberton, among others. 1 The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of Bechtel on the ground that Bechtel was Stephen Emery’s statutory employer. The court held that Gilberton was not hable for the acts or omissions of its general contractor, Bechtel, and granted summary judgment in favor of Gilberton…