BUERKLE v. MONTANA POWER COMPANY

No. 11867.

482 P.2d 564 (1971)

Leroy G. BUERKLE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. The MONTANA POWER COMPANY, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided March 17, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bretz & Gabriel, Great Falls, E.J. McCabe Jr., (argued) Great Falls, L.V. Harris (argued) Helena, for appellant.

Corette, Smith & Dean, Butte, Kendrick Smith (argued) Butte, James R. Anderson (argued) Butte, for respondent.


JAMES T. HARRISON, Chief Justice.

The district court of Blaine County granted a motion for summary judgment for the defendant, Montana Power Company, and plaintiff, Leroy G. Buerkle, appealed.

Plaintiff was employed as a lineman by Duty & Jones Construction Company at Havre, Montana. Duty & Jones had a contractual agreement with the defendant for the construction of electrical lines and facilities which specifically designated Duty & Jones as an...

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