Legal Opinion
Tyner v. Fort Howard Paper Co.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 25, 1983No. 81-1424PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McWILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a district court judgment dismissing a wrongful death action. We hold that the district court did not err by dismissing the action and accordingly affirm.
I. Background
The decedent, Dale Edward Tyner, was an employee of Daniel’s Construction Company. On June 22, 1978, he was sent by his supervisor to work on an electrical crane at Fort Howard Paper Company’s plant in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Upon arriving at Fort Howard’s plant, the decedent disconnected the electrical current to the crane and padlocked the switch that controlled the current.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Love v. Flour Mills of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981
- United States Zinc Co. v. RossSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1922
- Arrington v. Michigan-Wisconsin Pipe-Line Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
3Cited by3 opinions
- Fenwick v. Oklahoma State PenitentiarySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1990
- Fenwick v. Oklahoma State PenitentiarySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1990
- Tyner v. Fort Howard Paper CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983