Snyder v. Celsius Energy Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JENKINS, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, New Mexico residents, were employed by WellTech, Inc., a New Mexico well service company, to work on Cutthroat Unit No. 1, an oil well located in Montezuma County, Colorado. On September 1, 1991, while plaintiffs were in the process of removing production casing from the well, a fire erupted, injuring the plaintiffs. Plaintiffs brought the above-captioned action, alleging negligence on the part of Defendant Celsius Energy Company (“Celsius”), operator of the Cutthroat Unit.

Celsius has moved for summary judgment on the ground that…