Campbell v. Black Mountain Spruce, Inc.

VAN CISE, Judge.

Plaintiff, Roberta G. Campbell, appeals a summary judgment in favor of defendant, Black Mountain Spruce, Inc., in a wrongful death action initiated after her 17-year-old son died from injuries suffered when he fell into a chip bin and auger during the course of his employment for Craig Lumber Company. We affirm.

The facts as established by the complaint, affidavits, and depositions are undisputed. From its incorporation until the time of the accident, Craig Lumber operated a planing mill which planed, dried, and chipped lumber pursuant to a contract with Black Mountain Spruce,…