POTOMAC INSURANCE COMPANY v. WILKINS COMPANY

No. 8659.

376 F.2d 425 (1967)

POTOMAC INSURANCE COMPANY, a Corporation, Appellant, v. WILKINS COMPANY, Inc., a Corporation, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit.

April 18, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Forrest S. Blunk, of January, Gilchrist, Blunk & Johnson, Denver, Colo., for appellant.

Myron H. Burnett, of Burnett, Watson & Horan, Denver, Colo., for appellee.

Before PICKETT, LEWIS and HICKEY, Circuit Judges.


PICKETT, Circuit Judge.

On May 1, 1957, Wilkins Co., Inc., a Colorado corporation, was engaged as a general contractor in a construction project at Torrington, Wyoming. John N. Starks, then 24 years old, who was employed by a subcontractor, fell from the top of a ladder and sustained spinal injuries which rendered him a total and permanent quadraplegic. Starks brought a damage action against Wilkins Compay for $750,000, alleging that an employee of Wilkins Company...

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