Creech v. Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc.

VANCE, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment which dismissed appellant’s claim for damages arising from personal injuries sustained by him.

The appellant, an employee of the United States Treasury Department, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division, was assigned to duty at Heaven Hill Distilleries as a storekeeper-gauger. His duties required him to make inspections to verify changes of equipment on the premises.

The injury occurred in a portion of the distillery known as the Old Regauge Room. Prior to the injury the appellee had constructed a new regauge room and had transferred some…