Grothe v. Olafson

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Justice.

This case involves an action for damages for personal injuries Theodore Olafson received while engaged in drilling and blasting work for Lenhart Grothe. The superior court rendered a judgment for Olafson, *604finding: 1) that Olafson was working as an employee of Grothe; 2) that Grothe was negligent in failing to provide Olafson with safe working conditions and equipment; 3) that Grothe’s negligence was a proximate cause of the injuries to Olafson; 4) that-Grothe was not entitled to raise the defense of comparative negligence; and 5) that Olafson was entitled to $56,133…