Legal Opinion
Peterson v. City of Golden Valley, North Dakota
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided September 3, 1981No. Civ. 9951PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PEDERSON, Justice.
The Petersons appeal from an adverse summary judgment in an action for the wrongful death of their son, Dale Peterson. We affirm.
On May 29, 1979, the City of Golden Valley awarded a sewer construction contract to Les Voltz for a project known as Sewer Improvement District No. 2. One of Voltz’s employees was 17-year-old Dale Peterson. Peterson was killed on the project when the banks of a trench in which he was working caved in. The portion of the trench where the collapse occurred was not braced or flared outward. A protective device called a “cage,” which allows workers to…
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