Legal Opinion
Hatton v. Energy Electric Co.
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided December 15, 2006No. 06-32PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KITE, Justice.
[¶ 1] Rebecca Hatton was injured in an automobile accident while she was traveling through road construction in the Snake River Canyon. She and her husband, Asa Hatton, filed suit against the general contractor and various subcontractors on the job, including Energy Electric Co. (EEC), claiming the defendants were negligent in providing safety precautions in the construction area. The district court granted EEC’s summary judgment motion, ruling EEC did not owe a duty to the Hattons because it was not working in the area of the accident and had no control over the accident site.…
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