Legal Opinion
Cooper, Robert E. v. Nelson & Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 7, 2000No. 98-4169, 98-4222PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Robert E. Cooper 1 brought this personal injury action against Carl A. Nelson & Co. (“Nelson”), seeking damages for an accident at a construction site. The case proceeded to trial, and a jury verdict was entered for Nelson. For the reasons set forth in the following opinion, we reverse the judgment of the district court and remand the case to the district court for proceedings consistent with this opinion.
I
BACKGROUND
A. Facts
Nelson was the general contractor at the construction of a new Wal-Mart in Macomb, Illinois. Mr. Cooper was an electrician working for one of…
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