HARRIS v. HERCULES INCORPORATED

No. LR-70-C-39.

328 F.Supp. 360 (1971)

Frank HARRIS, Plaintiff, v. HERCULES INCORPORATED, Defendant, v. Ray HARRIS d/b/a Harris Erection Service, Third-Party Defendant, The Travelers Insurance Company, Intervenor.

United States District Court, E. D. Arkansas, W. D.

May 20, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerland P. Patten, Patten & Brown, Little Rock, Ark., for plaintiff.

Harlan A. Weber, Terral, Rawlings, Matthews & Purtle, Little Rock, Ark., for Travelers Ins. Co.

Alston Jennings, Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, Little Rock, Ark., for Hercules Inc.

Austin McCaskill, Barber, Henry, Thurman, McCaskill & Amsler, Little Rock, Ark., for Ray Harris.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

EISELE, District Judge.

This is an action by plaintiff, Frank Harris, to recover for personal injuries sustained when the boom of a crane came into contact with, or close enough to, an uninsulated high-voltage line so as to energize a cable attached to the crane which was then being handled by the plaintiff. At the time, he was working for the Harris Erection Service, an independent contractor, on the premises of the contractee, the defendant...

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