Legal Opinion
Posey v. Union Carbide Corp.
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided April 10, 1981No. 78-1035PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
WISEMAN, District Judge.
This is an action for damages for the death of plaintiff’s decedent against, among others, Union Carbide, the owner of the premises where plaintiff’s decedent was working when he died. Union Carbide has moved for summary judgment on three grounds: (1) tort recovery against Union Carbide is barred by Tenn.Code Ann. § 50-915 because Union Carbide was the principal contractor for the project; (2) Union Carbide did not fail to provide a safe work place; and (3) Union Carbide did not have a duty to see that adequate safety precautions were taken. Because the Court…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Commissioner v. Estate of BoschSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Fidelity Union Trust Co. v. FieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Clendening v. London Assurance Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1960
- W. S. Dickey Manufacturing Co. v. MooreTennessee Supreme Court · 1961
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Stratton v. United Inter-Mountain Telephone Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1985
- Dickerson v. GodfreyTennessee Supreme Court · 1992
- Milford Wendell Posey, Jr. v. Union Carbide CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Gaines v. Excel Industries, Inc.District Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1987
- Acklie v. CarrierTennessee Supreme Court · 1990
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