Barron v. Kerr-McGee Rocky Mountain Corp.

Opinion by

Judge J. JONES.

In this premises liability action, plaintiffs, Muriel Barron and Fernando Gallardo, appeal the district court's summary judgment in favor of defendant, Kerr-McGee Rocky Mountain Corporation, after determining that Kerr-McGee was the statutory employer of Barron's late husband and Gallardo, and therefore immune from suit under see-tions 8-41-102 and 8-41-402, C.R.S8.2006. We affirm.

I. Background

Barron's husband and Gallardo were employed by a contractor hired by Kerr-McGee to install an oil storage tank at a saltwater disposal facility owned and operated by Kerr-McGee.…